Vintage Omega Seamaster Cosmic 166.036 Day-Date Automatic Watch 1968 Serviced UK Warranty

SPECIFICATION

Reference: Omega Seamaster Cosmic 166.036
Movement: Omega calibre 752 automatic, 24 jewels, 19,800 bph
Age: 1968
Case Size: 35mm
Case Thickness: 11mm
Lug to Lug: 38mm
Lugs: 19mm
Condition: Used Omega watch
Box and Papers: No
Case Material: Stainless steel
Warranty: 12-month mechanical warranty UK

POINTS TO MENTION

• In great pre-owned condition, with light wear from use.
• Case has some light scratches and marks
  
• Replacement crystal
• Brushed dial with minute track
  
• Omega signed crown
• Fully serviced automatic movement
• Paired with an unworn black leather strap
  

THE WATCH

The Seamaster Cosmic belongs to the moment when Omega allowed the familiar Seamaster to take on a very different shape. Rather than simply drawing another round dress watch, the designers pulled the case out into a broad, softly angular form that feels unmistakably late 1960s.

There is a pleasing balance to it. The case has that little bit of adventure, while the dial remains recognisably Omega: ordered, legible and quietly elegant. The day and date make it useful as well as interesting, a proper everyday Seamaster dressed in the language of a changing decade.

A BIT OF TRIVIA

Omega had used the Cosmic name long before this Seamaster appeared. The original Cosmic of 1947 was an elaborate calendar watch, complete with a moon-phase display. When the name appeared again on the Seamaster Cosmic nearly twenty years later, the calendar had become much simpler and the case much more adventurous. It is quite a contrast between two generations of Omega design.

OUR THOUGHTS

We rather like how this Cosmic combines a distinctly vintage silhouette with a dial that asks very little of its owner. You get the pleasure of a design that has its own personality, without having to think twice about wearing it.

And that is where the Cosmic appeals to us. It isn't trying to be a traditional Seamaster in an unusual case; it is an Omega with its own easy charm. A nice choice for somebody who enjoys the familiar quality of the brand but wants something a touch different on the wrist.