Under the Loupe/Omega 1040
Omega calibre 1040, is the first high-frequency, automatic, chronograph used by Omega. It features a date display, 24 hour indicator with day/night reading, and a quick-set date mechanism.
The 1040 was produced by the watch manufacture, Lemania, and is based on the Lemania 1340, designed by Raoul-Henri Erard. The head of the design project was Albert Piguet, who is said to have designed a prototype for this model as early as 1946. The ball bearing system used for the calibre's oscillating mass, in the automatic system, was invented by Marius Meylan-Piguet.
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- Spreadsheet of Watch Calibres featuring Size Beat and Lift Angle Compiled by John Davis, Hal Herman et al
- Calibre 1040/1041, 1045 OmegaWatches.com