Omega Wrist-Chronograph With A Refurbished Original Omega Movement From 1913

Watch companies weren't making wristwatches in 1913 There are exceptions: ladies of the European aristocracy were commissioning jeweled bracelets that contained watch movements, but these were always one-of-a-kind, and more about jewelry than timekeeping Omega is among the watch brands that are still around today who specialized in making pocket watch movements in the early part of the century and who used one of those movements in a pocket watch.

More unusual still is that Omega is using one of those original movements, the 18''' CHRO Caliber, in a limited series of "Wrist-Chronograph" watches These are not reproductions of vintage movements; they are the actual vintage movements, and there are only 18 of them The remarkable thing about them is not just that the movements are original and they are over 100 years old - not every watch company can even claim to having made movements over 100 years ago, let alone to have retrieved any original calibers - but also that they were refurbished to bring them up to modern standards without losing the essence of their authenticity.

The original watches containing these movements, the first of which were issued in 1913, were used by military personnel during the First World War. . Source