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In the lead-up to the special day of February 29, Revolution looks at the Perpetual Calendars which have made a difference. We begin by focusing on the Omega Replica 97975 - the first ever perpetual calendar wristwatch.
The first Omega Replica perpetual calendar wristwatch was made in 1925. The movement of this watch actually dates back to 1898 when it was made by the maison to house a women's necklace watch.Omega Replica Imagine what they were thinking back then. This extraordinary complication, capable of keeping track of time, date and day, month, calendar year, even the moon phase, would appeal to one very specific female customer.
This exceptional instantaneous calendar movement, designated No. The 97975 movement was recased into a gorgeous yellow-gold wristwatch with a hunter back, large fluted crown and a hunter back. The case with a diameter of 34.4mm (case no. The 22 033 also featured hand-engraved lugs. This tradition is still associated with Omega Replica today.
Omega Replica's records for the 12-ligne No. The 97975 movement, dated September 1898, specifies: "Perpetual Calendar and Moon below XII; Date at the Center, Days of the Week at IX; Months of the Year at III." However, this is not what we see when looking at the watch. This indicates that the dial of the watch was rotated 90 degrees in order to convert it from a pendent (IWC Big Pilot Replica) into a wristwatch. The small seconds are now at "9" with the moon phase at "3".
TheNo. The 97975 was a Victorin Piguet movement with a straight line lever escapement and Breguet hairspring overcoil. The movement was impressive because it had a rare complex instantaneous perpetual clock indications.
A large hand mounted centrally is used to indicate the date. This hand is positioned off a scale in red at the dial perimeter. The subdial for the day of the week is located at twelve o'clock, while that for the month is at six o’clock. Omega Replica never repeated this design. The watch was purchased in 1927 by an American collector, Thomas Emery. It is now a priceless historical treasure and part of the Omega Replica Museum's grand collection.