Omega Chronostop Rose Gold Pre-owned The first Autavias were dashboard

The first Autavias were dashboard clocks and instrumentation used in automobiles and aircraft

Though produced in the 70s when Hamilton had been attained by Omega/Tissot holdings and production had been moved to Switzerland

We polished off the dram of Laphroig

The 16750 is what’s known as a transitional model by Rolex collectors today

Like so many of our favorite watches

Omega Chronostop Rose Gold Pre-owned The first Autavias were dashboardThe Chronostop is an interesting side note in the history of Omega chronographs. Manufactured in the late 1960s 1970s with a few different case orientations and movements, the Chronostop featured time (and in some cases, date) along with 60 second stopwatch, operated from the single pusher located above the crown. This limited functionality enabled the wearer to time events only up to one minute in length, without any sort of tally register to count