11 December 2018, 10:32 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Real Name: Gabriel
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,816
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It represented fantastic technology in the early '70s and the stardust dial is amazing. Photos don't really do it justice. They are still out there and not for crazy money.
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Originally Posted by spoilsofwar01
Hi Gabriel, following on from your last post I went off for a read up,
The MegaQuartz, the most precise wristwatch ever... was created by Omega as a marine chronometer. A 1500 prototype was shown at 1970 Basel Fair but the final 1510/11 movement was launched to market in 1974. Somehow most MQ's indicate 1972/73 serial numbers!? Two versions were made - 1511 marine chronometer individually certified for professionals (all steel, gold bezel, black dial) and this rather commercial 1510 all steel version with different dials. This sparkling one-off "Stardust" dial is the most collectable and legend has it that only 100 were made in a total of 1000 MQ 1510 calibres (incl.limited gold edition). Each (unlike) dial was made manually by applying a thin glistening layer of natural Aventurine crystal dust onto a thin baseplate of metal and fibreglass - hence extreme care must be taken in servicing a Stardust.
And I'm still reading more, .....
all the best "H"
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