Omega's Genève line, 1952 to 1981
Omega Genève
Every Genève reference found, in production order: the small-seconds watches of the 1950s, the 600-series hand-winds, the 1960s and 1970s automatics, Dynamic, Chronostop, the f300 Electronic, Megaquartz, two-hand dress watches and the ladies' line.
Origins
The name Genève first appears on Omega dials in the early 1950s. Most sources give 1952 or 1953; ref. 2903-1 existed by 1953, and the earliest example a dealer has verified carries a 1954 serial. The name honoured the observatory results of Omega's 30 mm calibre, which won first prize at the Geneva Observatory in 1945, and the Geneva workshops where much of the assembly was done.
In the 1950s the Genève sat near the top of the range. Forum historians place it at the head of Omega's hand-wound watches, with the Constellation heading the automatics. The watches had chamfered lugs, gold or hand-riveted markers and the 30 mm small-seconds calibres, in Staybrite steel, 18k and, for Britain, 9ct gold cases by Dennison.
From the mid 1960s the line changed. Omega's Geneva factory had closed by about 1967, the same year De Ville became a collection of its own, and Genève turned into Omega's volume line: about the cheapest Omega on sale around 1970 and, by several accounts, some 60 percent of production. The movements were the 601, 613, 552 and 565 used in Seamasters and De Villes of the same years. What differed was a simpler case and a lower price. Between about 1965 and 1967 some dials were signed Seamaster Genève.
The Genève also carried Omega's new ideas to a wide public: the single-pusher Chronostop (a Seamaster in 1966, a Genève from 1967), the elliptical Dynamic of 1968, the f300 Hz tuning-fork Electronic from 1971 and the Megaquartz 32 kHz of 1974. Several of them moved to the De Ville name within a few years.
The name was dropped in 1979, while Omega's parent company SSIH was struggling through the quartz crisis; the banks rescued it in 1981. Geneva's rules on using the city's name on a dial are the usual explanation for the timing, but no source confirms it. Omega's archive still lists one Genève wristwatch, the hand-wound 336.0803, until 1981 and a Genève pocket watch until 1985. Omega has not revived the name since.
At a glance
Each entry gives the reference, years, calibre, case and dials, what collectors look for and what it sells for.
One bar per family, from the first dated reference to the last. Families overlap: the Genève sold hand-winds, automatics, a chronograph, a tuning-fork watch and a quartz watch side by side in the early 1970s. Click a row to jump to its references.
References
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References · 1 of 14
The first Genèves: 30 mm calibres, 1952 – 1962
Omega's 30 mm family: cal. 266, 267 and 268 with small seconds, 17 jewels and 18,000 vph, and the centre-seconds 285. The ultra-thin hand-wound 540 appears in gold dress pieces. From 1960 the thinner 28 mm 600 series takes over, with the 610 adding a date. The italic Genève script belongs to this period.
Cases. Press-in or snap backs, not water resistant, 33.5 to 36 mm. Staybrite steel, 18k, and 9ct gold in British cases by Dennison. Case numbers before 1962 carry no coded meaning; the letter prefix gives the metal (CK steel, OT 18k).
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
27541954 · cal. 266CKOmega archive
Steel, 34.5 mm, press-in back. Hand-riveted gold hour markers, dauphine hands, small seconds.Forum members report early examples with no marker at 6 o'clock.More photos
$9502748 Jumboc. 1954–56 · cal. 266, later 268CK
Steel, 36 mm, 19 mm lugs, small seconds. Silver dial with applied markers and italic Genève; two-tone waffle and sunken-subdial versions exist, and rose gold is also seen. Dauphine hands, plexi crystal.The size is the draw. Check that the subdial style matches the calibre: a listing claiming cal. 286, a centre-seconds movement, was wrong for this small-seconds case.More photos
£2,0002903c. 1953–61 · cal. 267, then 268CKOT9ct
34 to 35 mm, small seconds. Steel, 18k gold, and 9ct gold in British Dennison cases. Silver crosshair, copper-brown, two-tone and gold-kite-marker dials; dauphine hands; 18 mm lugs.Ref. 2903-1 existed by 1953, which is why many date the line from it. Early examples are also listed with cal. 265 and 266; collectors dispute both. The photo shows an 18k example of 1952.More photos
$952–1,5502904late 1950s · cal. 267CKBB
36 to 36.5 mm, small seconds. Steel, 18k pink gold with snap back, and yellow gold. Silver two-tone or champagne dial with applied markers.The jumbo sibling of the 2903. Omega's archive has no entry for it, but signed dials such as the one shown confirm it. Forum regulars count it with the 2748 among the large Genèves that sell at a premium.More photos
€4,50013332c. 1954–60 · cal. 2679ct
9ct gold, cased by Dennison in Britain under Omega licence; 34 mm, 40 to 41 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs. Silver pie-pan dial with crosshair, small seconds and polished arrow markers; some with 3, 9 and 12 numerals.Many are assembled from parts: check that the number inside the back matches the number between the lugs, and look for over-long hands and wrong crowns. A green dial seen on one listing is suspect, and upright lettering where the italic belongs was judged a redial in 2026.More photos
£1,300–2,000147261961 · cal. 285CKOmega archive
Steel, 34 mm, press-in back, hermetic crown. Pie-pan dial with arrowhead markers and dauphine hands; centre seconds.A centre-seconds Genève on one of the last 30 mm calibres. The pie-pan dial is what collectors pay for.More photos
£1,250147521960 · cal. 600CKOmega archive
Steel, 34 mm, press-in back, hermetic crown. Index markers and stick hands, or a solid gold OM dial with hand-riveted gold markers and gold hands.One of the first Genèves on the new 28 mm 600 series.More photos
No sourced figure14758 SC-611961–62 · cal. 600CK
Steel, 34.2 mm, 40 mm lug to lug, 9.3 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, centre seconds; a rose-gold version with bronze dial is known. Champagne, silver and black dials with cursive Genève.Not in Omega's archive; dealers list it with cal. 600.More photos
€1,19514724c. 1959–61 · cal. 610CKOT
Hand-wound with date. Steel, or 18k at 33.5 mm with a signed snap back. Two-tone dials with steel or onyx-inlaid indices; white crosshair dial on the 18k; italic Genève and applied logo.The main home of the short-lived 610, the first date calibre of the 600 family.More photos
£750 · €1,675164831960 · cal. 540OTOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back. Solid gold mosaic dial with hand-riveted gold markers and black hands, on a matching 18k mosaic bracelet.Cal. 540 is a hand-wound ultra-thin dress calibre of the late 1950s, replaced by the cal. 700 in 1963, so Omega's listing is right.More photos
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References · 2 of 14
Early automatics, 1956 – 1962
The 1950s full-rotor automatics, cal. 491 with small seconds and cal. 503 with date, then from 1958 the 550 family: cal. 552 with 24 jewels and no date, cal. 562 with date set through the hands. 19,800 vph.
Cases. Press-in backs and hermetic crowns, steel or 18k. Hand-riveted gold markers and faceted gold hands were standard.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
2981-1 · 2981-2c. 1958–61 · cal. 491CKOT
Automatic with small seconds at 6. 2981-1 steel, 34 to 34.3 mm, 41.5 to 42.4 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs; 2981-2 18k rose gold, 35 mm. Two-tone silver or cream crosshair dials with faceted dart markers and dauphine hands; some read Geneve without the accent.Cal. 491 is Omega's second-series automatic of about 1956 to 1960: 19 jewels, full rotor winding both ways.More photos
$986–2,11729821958–60 · cal. 503CKOTOmega archive
Automatic with date, 20 jewels. Steel 34.2 mm (42 mm lug to lug), plus 18k yellow, rose and gold-plated 2982-3 versions. Domed dials: two-tone crosshair with faceted markers, champagne sector, white; dauphine hands.An early automatic date Genève; cal. 503 is the date version of the 505.More photos
$1,079 · €1,750147021959 · cal. 552CKOmega archive
Steel, 34 mm, press-in back. Hand-riveted gold markers and faceted gold hands; two-tone silver dials are known.A gold-plated 14702 offered at $1,900 in 2025 was judged two to three times the market by forum members.More photos
€1,775147031959 · cal. 562OTOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back, hermetic crown, date. Hand-riveted gold markers and faceted hands.The 18k date twin of the 14702.More photos
$1,420–3,080References · 3 of 14
The 600-series hand-winds, 1962 – 1976
Cal. 600 (1960 to 1964) and 601 (1962 to 1970): 27.9 mm casing diameter (28.4 overall), 3.35 mm high, 17 jewels, 19,800 vph, centre seconds, about 48 hours. Date versions: 611 (1962 to 1967, set by turning the hands through midnight) and 613 (1967 to 1973, quickset by the crown). Cal. 602 is the 17-jewel chronometer version, found only in the 137.001.
Cases. Six-digit references from 1962: 131 and 132 for cases that are not water resistant (press-in back), 135 and 136 for water-resistant screw backs, 137 for the chronometer. Steel, 20-micron gold plate (ME, JE, MD) or 18k (BA). Most have 18 mm lugs.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
131.019 · 131.00191962–70 · cal. 600, then 601MESTSPOmega archive
Round, 34 mm, 38 to 39 mm lug to lug, 9 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, press-in back. Steel, or gold plate with a steel back. Silver sunburst, white, black, blue, champagne and Arabic dials; pencil, dauphine or baton hands.The basic no-date Genève. Some cases are stamped 131.019/132.019, the second being the date version, so check the movement. A 131.019 SP with a Racing dial made CHF 8,125 at Christie's Geneva in 2016, far above the norm.More photos
$376–735131.00211966 · cal. 601BAOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back. Silvered or champagne dial with stick hands. A 14k 131.021 of 1968 also appears at auction.More photos
No sourced figure131.0221970 · cal. 601ST
Cushion case, 32 mm (34 mm with crown), 38 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick, 18 mm lugs. Brushed silver dial, black baton hands, acrylic crystal.More photos
€856131.00411970 · cal. 601BAOmega archive
18k gold, 33 mm, press-in back. Luminous markers and luminous stick hands.More photos
€747131/25018 (UK)1965–70 · cal. 6019ct
British 9ct gold cases, 33 to 34 mm, some by Dennison. Gold or silver starburst dials with onyx-inlaid batons, signed Genève; UK hallmarks.An export variant; the hallmarks date the case and add value.More photos
$2,750–2,800132.0019listed 1959 · cal. 611 or 613STOmega archive
Steel, press-in back, Hesalite crystal. The date version of the 131.0019; several dial options.Omega's archive dates it 1959, before six-digit numbers existed; read that as an archive slip. A cal. 601 in this case is wrong, since the case was made for a date.More photos
€258135.0012 · 135.0121962 · cal. 601JESTSPOmega archive
Gold-plated or steel, screw back, luminous markers and hands. The 135.012 SP is the standard Genève case on a strap.A cal. 602 in this case has been called a frankenwatch: the 602 belongs to the 137.001.More photos
$780–1,580135.0111965–70 · cal. 601STMDSP
34.4 mm, 39.5 to 40 mm lug to lug, 9 to 9.7 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. White or white sunburst dials; white lacquer with black Roman numerals.The same case was dialled Genève or Seamaster 600, and Omega lists it as a Seamaster 600, so both are correct. The Roman-numeral dial is the uncommon one.More photos
€620 · €1,195135.00191966 · cal. 601ST
Steel, 35 mm, silvered dial with index markers and stick hands; Arabic-marker dials also seen.Omega files it as a De Ville; it also turns up with Genève dials and unsigned, and is the closest relative of the 137.001.More photos
No sourced figure135.041 · 135.00411967–70 · cal. 601STMDOmega archive
Cushion case with faceted, notched lugs. 34 to 35 mm, 40.5 mm lug to lug, 10 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Silver sunburst with black-inlaid batons, charcoal vertical sunburst with orange seconds hand, indigo sunburst. Crystals PZ5004 or PZ5005 for steel, PX5005 for gold.The faceted lugs are easily over-polished. A Milanese 2028 bracelet is cited as original on one example.More photos
$446–543135.070 · 135.00701969–71 · cal. 601STMDOmega archive
Round, 34.8 to 35 mm, 41 mm lug to lug, 9 to 9.8 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Steel or 20-micron gold plate. White and cream sunburst, champagne, blue sunburst and slate grey dials; pencil hands with tritium.The most common late hand-wound Genève. Forum guidance is $300 to $400 at auction for a clean one. Plating wears at the edges first.More photos
$402–483136.011listed 1965–70 · cal. 613STSP
Steel, 34.5 mm, 40 mm lug to lug, 10 mm thick, 18 mm lugs. White swirl or sunburst dial.Like the 135.011 it was also sold as a Seamaster. A 1965 date and a cal. 613 do not fit together, since the 613 arrived in 1967; earlier examples would have the 611.More photos
€1,195–1,295136.041 · 136.00411967–70 · cal. 613STMDOmega archive
Cushion case, the date twin of the 135.041. 34 to 35 mm, 40 mm lug to lug, 10 mm thick, 18 mm lugs. Silver sunburst with black inserts, white sunburst, blue with orange seconds hand, gold sunburst on plated cases.One buying guide gives cal. 601; every example examined has the 613. Blue dials carry a premium.More photos
$1,050 · €675–1,444136.00491972 · cal. 613STMDOmega archive
35 × 35 mm, straight 18 mm lugs, vertically brushed top. Five dials: silver, dark blue starburst and a rare Breguet-numeral dial in steel; silver and gold on plated cases. Bracelets 1037/661, 1068/199 and 1206/673.Usually under $300 on eBay; the original bracelet can be worth more than the watch. A cal. 611 in this case is wrong.More photos
$294136.00501972 · cal. 613ST
Steel, 35 mm, 40.5 mm lug to lug, 10.4 mm thick, on an integrated flat-link Omega 1189/191 bracelet. Vertically brushed blue dial with tritium plots.More photos
$700 · €1,795136.070 · 136.00701969–70 · cal. 613STMDOmega archive
Round, 34.5 mm, 41 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs. The date twin of the 135.070. Silver sunburst with black or gold indices.Dial staining is common. The forum puts a fair price at $300 to $400.More photos
€525136.098 · 136.00981972–76 · cal. 613STMDOmega archive
Round, 35 mm, 42 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Silver sunburst with black-inserted batons; luminous markers.More photos
€430–660336.08011972 · cal. 613STOmega archive
35 mm, screw back, on an integrated steel bracelet. Luminous index markers and stick hands.The bracelet version of a 136 case; a 3 as first digit marks a watch sold on a bracelet.More photos
$1,890137.001 Chronometerc. 1969 · cal. 602BA
18k only, 33 mm front-loading monocoque marked TOOL 105. Three dials: silver with tritium dots and onyx-inlaid gold markers (most common), silver with onyx at 12, 3, 6 and 9, and a rare 18k gold OM dial without lume.The only chronometer Genève, about 4,000 reportedly made; the 17-jewel cal. 602 was used in no other watch. Pink and white gold cases appear on Omega parts lists, but no example is confirmed.More photos
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References · 4 of 14
Two-hand dress watches and tanks, 1962 – 1979
Cal. 620 (1960 to the early 1970s): about 18 mm across and 2.5 mm thick, 17 jewels, 19,800 vph, hours and minutes only. Cal. 625, in use by 1973, replaced it at 21,600 vph; about 2.4 million were made by 1979.
Cases. 111 references: men's watch, hand-wound, no seconds, not water resistant, press-in back. Solid 18k early, steel and 20-micron plate in the 1970s.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
111.00111962 · cal. 620BAOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back, hermetic crown. Solid gold dial with hand-riveted gold markers and gold stick hands.More photos
No sourced figure111.00251962–65 · cal. 620BAOmega archive
18k gold, 31.5 mm, press-in back. Hand-riveted gold markers and gold hands.More photos
No sourced figure111.01081971–73 · cal. 620 or 625STOmega archive
Steel, 36 mm, 18 mm lugs, press-in back, domed acrylic crystal. Silver sunburst dial without lume.One listing describes a seconds hand; neither calibre has one.More photos
€415111.01091972 · cal. 620STOmega archive
Steel, press-in back, metal dial and hands.More photos
$730–1,410111.01141974–75 · cal. 625STOmega archive
Steel, 32.5 mm, 16 mm lugs, press-in back. Index markers and stick hands.More photos
£1,300111.0116 · 111.01171974–75 · cal. 625STMDOmega archive
The giant ultra-thin tanks: 30 mm wide, flat, with hooded lugs for a 24 mm strap and a press-fit back. The 111.0116 has a rectangular dial opening: applied Roman 12 and 6, painted tiger's-eye in blue, grey or brown, Breguet numerals or sticks. The 111.0117 has a square TV opening with Breguet numerals in blue or grey, or sticks in white or black.Omega's archive prints cal. 652, a calibre that does not exist: the digits of 625 transposed. No gold-plated 111.0117 has been found.More photos
from $300111.01231974 · cal. 625ST
Steel, 33 mm, 38.5 mm lug to lug, 7.5 mm thick, 18 mm lugs. Vertically brushed silver dial.More photos
€1,295Square, no reference1960s · cal. 620STNo sourced figure
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References · 5 of 14
Automatics of the 1960s, 1962 – 1976
Cal. 552 (24 jewels, no date) and its 17-jewel 550; 562 with date set through the hands; 563 and 565 with quickset date from 1966 (27.9 mm, 5 mm high, 38 hours); 750 and 752 with day and date. All 19,800 vph.
Cases. 161 and 162 for cases that are not water resistant (press-in back), 165 and 166 for water-resistant screw backs. Gold-plated cases read plaqué or G 40 microns inside, with a steel back. Mostly 34 to 35 mm with 18 mm lugs.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
161.00091962 · cal. 552BAOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back. Hand-riveted gold markers, stick hands.More photos
No sourced figure161.0033 · 161.0331962 · cal. 552BAOmega archive
18k gold, 33 to 34 mm, press-in back. Centre seconds, no date. Silver or gold dial with applied batons and stick hands, signed Omega Automatic Genève.More photos
$1,150–2,050161.037c. 1967–68 · cal. 552BA
18k gold, 33 to 35 mm, 17 mm lugs, acrylic crystal. Silver dial with gold batons, or glossy red lacquer with a marbled pattern and printed Roman numerals.Not in Omega's archive; known from dealers. The red lacquer example sold at a Dutch dealer.More photos
£2,150162.00091962 · cal. 562 (archive: 562/565)STBBOmega archive
Steel or 18k pink gold, press-in back. Hand-riveted gold markers on the gold version; stick hands.The 565 arrived in 1966, so a 1962 example should have the 562.More photos
No sourced figure162.00101968 · cal. 565STOmega archive
About 32 mm, press-in back, 18 mm lugs. Gold dial on the two-tone example seen.Smaller than the 34.5 to 35 mm 166 cases.More photos
$437162.00331966 · cal. 562 or 565BABBOmega archive
18k gold, 33.5 mm, press-in back. Index markers, stick hands.An 18k rose 162.033 of 1970 with box and papers sold at a Dutch dealer.More photos
No sourced figure162.037c. 1967 · cal. 565BD
Solid 14k gold, 33 to 34 mm. Brushed silver dial with polished gold batons, or black.Not in Omega's archive; known from dealers.More photos
£2,050165.00371967 · cal. 550 or 552STOmega archive
Steel, screw back, metal dial and hands.More photos
No sourced figure165.002 · 166.0021962–68 · cal. 552 · 565STMD
Omega files both as Seamasters: 165.0002 from 1962 to 1966 with cal. 552, 166.0002 from 1962 with cal. 562 or 565. Examples of about 1965 to 1968 carry Genève dials with the seahorse on the back; others have Seamaster dials. Steel, 34 to 35 mm, 41 mm lug to lug; silver crosshair, white and gilt-print dials with faceted markers.A Genève dial on these is correct, not a swap.More photos
$1,850 · €750–1,699165.00411968 · cal. 552STOmega archive
Steel, 34.5 mm, screw back. Luminous index markers and stick hands.The no-date twin of the 166.041.More photos
No sourced figure165.070 · 165.00701969 · cal. 552STOmega archive
Steel, about 35 mm, screw back. Silver sunburst with applied luminous batons.More photos
CHF 1,490166.0371968 · cal. 565BA
18k gold, 35 mm, champagne dial.Omega lists the 166.037 SP as a Seamaster; this example has a Genève dial, so both dials exist, as on the 165.002.More photos
€1,599166.041 · 166.00411968 · cal. 565STMDOmega archive
Steel, 34 to 34.5 mm, screw back. Blue-to-purple, silver, blue with orange seconds hand, champagne on plated cases. Applied steel bars, luminous stick hands.The most traded Genève, easy to find, so wait for a clean original dial. Early dials have an applied logo with Swiss Made below the minute track; later painted-logo dials have it above. A riveted 1156 bracelet with 0 end links is known on it.More photos
about $580166.070 · 166.00701969 · cal. 563 or 565 (562 seen)STMDBACDOmega archive
34.5 to 35 mm, 10.5 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Steel, gold plate, 18k and gold-capped. Silver sunburst, glossy blue spider, grey and white dials; pencil hands, bar indices.The core late-1960s round Genève. Original bracelet 1168 with 605 end links.More photos
$675 · €799–1,499166.01401974–75 · cal. 752STOmega archive
Steel, 35 mm, screwed back. Day-date; luminous index markers and stick hands.A late use of the 752; most 1970s day-dates have the 1022.More photos
No sourced figure366.08281972–76 · cal. 750 or 752STOmega archive
Steel, 35 mm, screw back, integrated steel bracelet. Day-date.More photos
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Amirauté (Admiralty), 1967 – 1970
The sport Genèves, on the same hand-wound 601 and 613 and automatic 552 and 565 as the rest of the line. Omega uses the name Amirauté only for the 165.0038 and 166.0038; collectors add the anchor-dial and bezel siblings.
Cases. Steel, 35 to 37 mm, screw backs, cases by EPSA. The bracelet models have 17 mm lugs and a Fixo-Flex 1122/563 bracelet; the bezel models have 18 mm lugs and a rotating 60-minute bezel. Dials: black military with Arabic numerals, orange hour marks and an anchor at 6; white with riveted block markers; grey; silver sunburst.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
135.042 · 135.00421970 · cal. 601STOmega archive
Hand-wound, 36 to 37 mm, screw back, 18 mm lugs, rotating 60-minute bezel in grey or white; blue and burgundy bezels are very rare. Silver sunburst, blue, bronze and burgundy dials.Omega lists it simply as a Genève, in red, blue or grey. Seen on the Omega 1093 bracelet with 638 end links.More photos
€1,750135.015late 1960s · cal. 601ST
Hand-wound, short lugs, Admiralty dial.Collectors count it in the family; it is not in Omega's Genève list.More photos
CHF 1,250 · ¥458,000136.015 · 136.00151967 · cal. 613STOmega archive
Hand-wound with date, 35 mm, screw back, on an attached steel bracelet. Black military dial; anchor at 6 on some.More photos
CAD 1,750165.038 · 165.0038 Amirauté1968 · cal. 552STOmega archive
Automatic, 35 mm, screw back, 17 mm lugs, on the Fixo-Flex 1122/563 bracelet. Black military, white riveted-marker or grey dials.Omega names only this and the 166.0038 Amirauté.More photos
$2,400166.038 · 166.0038 Amirauté1968 · cal. 565STOmega archive
Automatic with date, otherwise as the 165.0038. Matt black military or rhodium dial, luminous markers and stick hands, sometimes an anchor at 6.The military dial with cal. 565 is the most valued Amirauté.More photos
$1,250 · €1,995–2,651166.054 · 166.00541970 · cal. 565STOmega archive
Automatic with date, 37 mm, 18 mm lugs, screw back, rotating 60-minute bezel (white or grey). Red, blue or grey dials, anchor at 6. Seen on a three-link solid bracelet.Sold as the Genève Diver Amirauté. Omega's dealer list gives the 1168 bracelet with 638 end links.More photos
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Genève Dynamic, 1967 – 1979
The first Dynamics use the hand-wound 601 and 613 and the automatic 552, 565 and 752; later cases take the 1481, 1012 and 1022. Ladies' Dynamics use the 671, 681 and 684.
Cases. Elliptical one-piece Unishell case designed by Raymond Thévenaz, 41.5 × 36.4 × 10.5 mm for men, 30 m, opening through the crystal side. The strap or bracelet mount sits in a channel round the case and is held by a threaded ring, removed with Omega tool 206; the crystal tool is 107. Bracelet 1153/138 or Corfam strap. Launched to the public in 1968 (Omega catalogues the 165.0039 from 1967) and sold as De Ville Dynamic from about 1971, while Genève Dynamics continued to 1979; over a million made by 1972.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
135.0033 Dynamic1968–71 · cal. 601STOmega archive
Elliptical Unishell, 41.5 × 36.4 mm. Several dial styles, luminous hands.The only hand-wound Dynamic without date. CHF 170 on strap and CHF 250 on the 1153/138 bracelet in 1971. Some listings call it automatic; it is not.More photos
€750 · £895136.0033 Dynamic1968–72 · cal. 613STOmega archive
Elliptical Unishell with date, on Corfam. Several dial styles, luminous stick hands.CHF 215 to 235 in 1971; the 1153/138 bracelet cost CHF 80 more.More photos
895165.0039 Dynamic1967–74 · cal. 552STOmega archive
Elliptical 41.5 × 36.4 mm, integrated steel bracelet or Corfam. The Rallye version has a silver dial with black and red seconds track and an orange seconds hand.CHF 340 to 360 on bracelet in 1971.More photos
No sourced figure166.0039 Dynamic1969–79 · cal. 565STBACDOmega archive
Elliptical 41.5 × 36.4 × 10.5 mm. Steel, 18k (CHF 970 in 1971) and 14k gold-capped (CHF 380). Blue, red, green, black, white, two-tone and checkered-flag dials. Bracelet 1153/138 or Corfam.The core Dynamic. First-series cases of 1968 are radially brushed; later De Ville cases are polished.More photos
$912 · $376166.0079 Dynamic1969–74 · cal. 752STCDOmega archive
Day-date. Painted or riveted-marker dials in many colours, luminous hands. Corfam or 1153/138.A rare Plexiglas cyclops version exists.More photos
$1,450 · €1,175166.0107 Dynamic1972–78 · cal. 1481STOmega archive
Later Dynamic with screw back and protected crown, on Corfam or 1153/138.CHF 275 in 1972.More photos
No sourced figure166.0108 Dynamic1972–76 · cal. 1022STOmega archive
Unishell, 41.5 mm, hidden crown, quickset day-date, Corfam.CHF 295 in 1972. Egyptian-blue striped dials are known.More photos
No sourced figure166.0187 Dynamic1973–75 · cal. 1012STMDOmega archive
Rounded-square TV case, 40.1 × 36.5 × 10.4 mm, key-bolt compressor back, Corfam strap.A gold-plated MD version was listed at CHF 400.More photos
€715166.0081 square1969–75 · cal. 565 (563 US)STOmega archive
The giant square Genève, later De Ville Dynamic: 39 mm Unishell case on an integrated steel bracelet.Correct movements are the 565 or the 17-jewel US-market 563. A 751, 752, 562 or 560 is wrong; the day-date 75x sits 0.5 mm too high. A day-date dial in this date-only case, copper showing round the dial, or a crystal without its tension ring all point to a swap. It was sold as a Genève Dynamic, but the examples described have dials signed only Omega.More photos
about $1,131565.0015 Dynamic lady1968–72 · cal. 671STOmega archive
Ladies' elliptical Unishell, about 29 to 30 mm, no date. Painted, standard or riveted dials in many colours; Corfam strap.Shares its case with the hand-wound 535.0015 (cal. 630) and the date 566.0015 (cal. 681).More photos
$500566.0015 Dynamic lady1968–77 · cal. 681CDSTBAOmega archive
Ladies' elliptical Unishell with date, 30 × 26 × 10.6 mm. 14k gold-cap, steel or 18k.Steel listed at CHF 320 to 340 in 1971.More photos
€455566.0073 Dynamic lady1974–77 · cal. 684STMDOmega archive
Ladies' TV-shaped Dynamic, 29.1 × 25.5 mm, screwed back.More photos
No sourced figure566.030 Dynamic ladyc. 1970 · cal. 684ST
Ladies' Dynamic, 30 mm round case, screw back, integrated Omega steel bracelet; grey dial with orange seconds hand.More photos
€300–600Nine more references in this family ·
References · 8 of 14
Genève Chronostop, 1966 – 1972
Cal. 865 (no date) and 920 (date): hand-wound, from the Lemania-designed 860 line, 21,600 vph, no hacking. One pusher at 2 starts, stops and resets a centre chronograph hand, which cannot restart without a reset. About 124,000 cal. 865 and 61,000 cal. 920 were made.
Cases. 35 mm case with 18 mm lugs, crown at 4, screw back without the seahorse, 30 m. Racing models have a radially brushed bezel, Japanese-market ones a polished bezel. Bracelets: 1120/116 Milanese, early 1035 flat-link, later 1098. The Chronostop started as a Seamaster in 1966 and became a Genève in 1967.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
145.00091966–c. 1970 · cal. 865STOmega archive
35 mm, screw back, 18 mm lugs, crown at 4, pusher at 2. Dark grey, white, brown, burgundy, blue or green dials, flat or convex.On a 1120/116 Milanese, early 1035 flat-link or later 1098 bracelet; a bracelet adds $200 to $300. Water damage to the dial is the main problem.More photos
$1,200145.0010 Driver1968–70 · cal. 865STOmega archive
The 145.0009 with the dial turned 90°, 12 at 3 o'clock, to read on the inside of the wrist. Its dial feet sit at 90° to those of the 145.0009.A Driver dial in a back stamped 145.009 means a swapped back or dial.More photos
€650146.00091968 · cal. 920STOmega archive
Date version, 35 mm. Japanese-market dials of about 1970 in blue or silver starburst with applied logo and date frame, polished chronograph hand and no lume.Blue Japanese dials age worse than silver.More photos
NZ$2,250146.0010 Driver1968 · cal. 920STOmega archive
Driver with date, rotated dial; needs its own date wheel.More photos
No sourced figure146.012 Jumboc. 1970–72 · cal. 920ST
Near-round 41 to 41.5 mm UFO case, 30 m, on the Dynamic bracelet system (1153/138; one dealer gives 1317/378). Dials signed Genève with Chronostop or Dynamic: racing anthracite, grey sunburst, checkered flag, silver.A 1972 Italian version was made for the importer De Marchi.More photos
€1,375One more reference in this family ·
References · 9 of 14
Automatics of the 1970s, 1971 – 1979
Cal. 1480 and 1481: Tissot-designed, 17 or 21 jewels, 21,600 vph, date set by pressing the crown in, serial printed in ink. Cal. 1010 and 1012 (1972 to 1984): 28,800 vph, hacking, quickset date, 23 jewels on the 1012, 4.25 mm high. Cal. 1020 and 1022 add the day. Plastic parts in the 10xx calendar work are the known weak spot.
Cases. Round 34.5 to 36 mm screw-back cases, shaped TV and cushion cases of 37 mm, and integrated bracelets with a separate 366.08xx reference for the complete watch: 166.0173 is 366.0832, 166.0174 is 366.0833.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
162.00421972 · cal. 1481MDOmega archive
Gold-plated, press-in back, metal dial.More photos
No sourced figure162.00571973 · cal. 1012BAOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back. The solid-gold 1012 Genève.More photos
No sourced figure166.098 · 166.00981971 · cal. 1481STMDOmega archive
Round, 35 mm, 12 mm thick, 42 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Silver-grey dial with black-inlaid indices and hands.Omega listed the 1193 bracelet with 672 end links for it.More photos
$720166.099 · 166.00991972 · cal. 1481STMD
35 mm, 12 mm thick, on a big flat-link integrated bracelet. White, blue, silver and champagne dials.The forum reports two bracelet types, 1189 and 366, without settling which is original. The integrated lugs will not take a strap. A forum member says the hand-wound 136.0050 shares the case.More photos
€1,099 · $424–1,266166.0116c. 1972 · cal. 1480ST
35 mm, 12 mm thick, 42 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs. Gold dial with batons.The 17-jewel 1480 version.More photos
$750166.01171972 · cal. 1022 (one dealer: 1020)STMDOmega archive
Day-date, 35 mm, 41.5 mm lug to lug, 11.2 mm thick, screw back. Silver dial with long sticks; gold sunburst on plated cases.Omega listed the 1193 bracelet with 672 end links for it.More photos
$628–1,050 · €899166.01181972 · cal. 1481STMDOmega archive
35 mm, 41.5 mm lug to lug, 11.6 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Luminous markers and hands; vertically brushed champagne on a gold-plated example. Date set by pressing the crown.More photos
€1,295166.01191972 · cal. 1481STOmega archive
Diver-style steel case, 35 mm, brushed, screw back, with an engraved rotating bezel. Black or grey dial with luminous index markers and stick hands, date at 3, signed Omega Automatic Genève.Sold as the Genève Diver, like the 166.0124, but with lugs for a strap instead of an integrated bracelet. Omega's archive does not mention the bezel and rates the case to 3 bar (30 m), so it is a diver in looks only.More photos
€1,050 · $1,618–1,958166.01201972 · cal. 1020STOmega archive
Steel, 35 mm, screw back, day-date. Luminous index markers and stick hands.More photos
No sourced figure166.01211972 · cal. 1481STOmega archive
Shaped case, 44 × 41 mm, screw back. Several dials.The example shown has a round UFO-style case like the 146.012 Chronostop.More photos
No sourced figure166.01231972 · cal. 1481MDOmega archive
Gold-plated, key-bolt compressor back. Index markers, stick hands.More photos
No sourced figure166.0124 Diver1972 · cal. 1481ST
35 mm with a unidirectional rotating bezel matched to the dial, blue or grey, on an integrated bracelet.The most expensive 1481 Genève seen.More photos
€1,975–2,275166.01251972 · cal. 1020 or 1022STMD
Day-date, 35 mm, steel or gold-plated; the steel example shown is on an Omega bracelet.A forum owner's watchmaker found the 17-jewel 1020 and another member read a 1022; both are original. Repainted dials occur.More photos
No sourced figure166.0127 · 166.1271972 · cal. 1481BAOmega archive
Round 18k gold, 34 to 34.5 mm, 41 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs, screw back, which is unusual on a gold case. Silver, white or gold dial with applied batons and date at 3, signed Omega Automatic Genève.More photos
€2,150 · $2,339166.01631973 · cal. 1012 (archive: 1010 or 1012)STMDOmega archive
35 mm, 41 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Tropical champagne, gold with sticks, white sunburst.A case stamped 1669163 is this reference with the digits run together.More photos
€999–1,295 · $473–998166.01641973–75 · cal. 1012STOmega archive
37 mm, screw back, integrated steel bracelet.More photos
No sourced figure166.01681973 · cal. 1012STMDOmega archive
36 mm, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Silver sunburst with black sticks, green vignette spider dial, bronze.Omega listed the 1193 bracelet with 568 end links for it.More photos
€949–1,175 · $538166.01691973 · cal. 1022STMDOmega archive
Day-date, 36 mm, 44 mm lug to lug, 10 mm thick, screw back. Silver sunburst; blue known.Lug width is given as 20 mm by one auction house and 18 mm on the forum.More photos
€650 · €950166.0173 · 366.08321973 · cal. 1012STMDOmega archive
36 to 36.5 mm round, 10 mm thick, integrated bracelet; the complete watch carries 366.0832. Vertically brushed blue, silver with Breguet numerals, textured deep blue, white.The most collectible 1012 Genève, and the value depends on the right bracelet: 1181/215, with 1186/215 and 1155/146 also seen. Both were still orderable from Omega in 2021.More photos
€1,495–1,795166.0174 · 366.08331973–75 · cal. 1022STMDOmega archive
The day-date version on the integrated bracelet, 36 mm. Silver, red and burgundy dials.More photos
$329–1,023166.01881974 · cal. 1022MDOmega archive
TV-shaped, 37 mm, 44 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, screwed back. Gold or bronze sunburst dials; 20-micron plating.More photos
$750 · €799166.01901974–75 · cal. 1012STOmega archive
TV-shaped, 36 to 37 mm, 42 to 44 mm lug to lug, screw back. Silver or green dials; strap or matching bracelet.Gold-plated examples with the day-date cal. 1020 also exist.More photos
€450 · $435166.0191 · 366.08351974 · cal. 1012STOmega archive
Cushion case, 36 mm (38 with crown), 43 mm lug to lug, 10.5 mm thick, screw back; 366.0835 is the version on the integrated Omega 1233/215 bracelet. Black, silver or gold dials.Not a steel 166.0188, which is a gold-plated day-date; its date-only sibling is the 166.0190.More photos
€1,195 · $1,900–2,100366.08221972 · cal. 1480 or 1481MDOmega archive
Gold-plated, on an integrated gold-plated bracelet.More photos
No sourced figure366.08231972 · cal. 1481STOmega archive
Integrated steel bracelet. Block-riveted polished markers with black wire and tritium tips.More photos
No sourced figure366.08311975 · cal. 1022MDOmega archive
Gold-plated day-date on an integrated bracelet.More photos
No sourced figure366.08361976 · cal. 1022STOmega archive
Steel day-date, press-in back, integrated bracelet.More photos
No sourced figure26 more references in this family ·
References · 10 of 14
Hand-winds of the 1970s: cal. 1030, 1972 – 1981
Cal. 1030: 27.9 mm, 3.7 mm high, 17 jewels, 28,800 vph, hacking, quickset date, about 45 hours. It shares parts with the 1012 and replaced the 613; about 314,000 were made from 1974 to 1984.
Cases. 132 cases with press-in backs, 136 cases with screw or press-in backs, 35 to 36 mm, and the 336.0803 on an integrated bracelet, which Omega's archive lists until 1981: the last Genève wristwatch reference found.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
132.00521973–76 · cal. 1030STOmega archive
Steel, 31.5 mm, press-in back. Silvered dial (.001) or blue (.002), index markers and stick hands.More photos
$870–1,350136.00991972–74 · cal. 1030STMDOmega archive
35 mm. Brushed silver dial with black Breguet numerals; luminous hands.More photos
€1,099136.01021972–75 · cal. 1030STOmega archive
The fat-lug Genève: 36 mm, 44 mm lug to lug, 18 mm lugs. Brushed silver with applied black Arabic numerals and lume dots, silver with Breguet numerals and blued leaf hands, or silver with onyx batons.The Breguet and Arabic dials are the desirable ones. The 1030's quickset parts are prone to corrosion.More photos
€790–999136.0103 · 336.08031974–81 · cal. 1030STMDOmega archive
36 to 38 mm, 9.3 mm thick, on an integrated bracelet; 336.0803 is the bracelet version. Brown or champagne dials.Omega's archive runs it to 1981, two years after the name was dropped.More photos
No sourced figure136.01041974–75 · cal. 1030STMDOmega archive
35 mm, 42 mm lug to lug, 9.5 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, screw back. Silver sunburst with framed date and tritium markers; gold sunburst on plated cases.More photos
€530–670 · €1,295Two more references in this family ·
References · 11 of 14
Genève Electronic f300, 1970 – 1977
Tuning fork at 300 Hz, Max Hetzel's design produced by ESA: cal. 1250 (ESA 9162, date) and 1260 (ESA 9164, day and date), 12 jewels, chronometer certified, copper-plated. Omega's archive also lists two Genève Megasonics with the 720 Hz cal. 1220, which shared case numbers with the f300.
Cases. 198 references: electronic, water resistant, chronometer with calendar. Dials say f300Hz and often have a red ring round the Ω. Bracelet versions carry 398 numbers; a third group appears: .169 for the date-only f300 (1250) and .170 for day-date (1260), a pattern inferred from examples.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
198.00211971–73 · cal. 1250MDSTOmega archive
Round, 40 mm, screw back. Silvered or blue dial, red ring round the logo.Date only at 3, so cal. 1250; one dealer gave 1260.More photos
£625198.00201970–72 · cal. 1260STOmega archive
Round steel, 40 mm, 11.8 mm thick, day-date, silver dial.More photos
€550 · $690198.00301972 · cal. 1250STMDOmega archive
38 × 42 mm, 11 mm thick, 19 mm lugs, screw back. Luminous hands.More photos
$600–700 · $890198.00311972–73 · cal. 1260STMDOmega archive
Day-date, 34 × 42 mm, press-in back. Silver dial. Bracelet 1068/654.A steel 1973 example serviced by Omega in 2023, for over €650, sold at €1,699.More photos
€1,699198.0062.1691970s · cal. 1250ST
Square steel case.The .169 suffix marks the date-only f300; the calibre follows from that rule, not from a listing.More photos
No sourced figure198.0066.1701970s · cal. 1260STNo sourced figure
198.0068 · 198.0068.1691972–74 · cal. 1220 or 1250STOmega archive
36 × 44 × 11 mm, screwed back. Gold dial on the f300 example seen.Omega lists the plain 198.0068 with the 720 Hz Megasonic cal. 1220. Megasonic and f300 shared 198 case numbers: the plain number is the Megasonic, the .169 version the f300 with cal. 1250. Check whether the dial says f300Hz or f720Hz.More photos
650198.0070.1691972 · cal. 1250STMD
TV case, 36.5 mm, on integrated bracelet 1232/219. Silver dial.More photos
£975398.08351973 · archive: 1220STOmega archive
Integrated steel bracelet, press-in back.The second Genève Omega lists with the Megasonic cal. 1220, here on an integrated bracelet.More photos
No sourced figureFive more references in this family ·
References · 12 of 14
Genève Megaquartz and quartz, 1973 – 1979
Cal. 1310 Megaquartz 32 kHz (32,768 Hz), Omega's own quartz movement, shown at Basel in 1973 and sold from 1974: day and date, hacking, independently set hour hand, trimmer, 8 jewels. Cal. 1320 is the date-only sister. Coils are hard to find and must not be demagnetised.
Cases. 196 references: electronic, water resistant, calendar; 396 for the bracelet version; 596 for ladies'. Barrel-shaped press-in cases of 39 × 44 mm, some made by Huguenin Frères, with the Ω on a red medallion at 12.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
196.00301973–74 · cal. 1310STMDOmega archive
Barrel case, 39 × 44 mm, press-in back. Grey dial on steel; 14k gold-plated (20 micron) version.More photos
$408 · €400–800196.0038 Megaquartz1974 · cal. 1310STOmega archive
Steel, press-in back, day-date. Some dials say only Megaquartz 32 KHz, without Genève.In Omega's 1974 international collection.More photos
$700–1,880196.00651976 · cal. 1310STOmega archive
Steel, press-in back, metal dial, day-date.More photos
$730–1,390196.00661976 · cal. 1310STOmega archive
Steel, press-in back, luminous hands, day-date.More photos
No sourced figure396.08431976 · cal. 1310STOmega archive
Steel day-date on an integrated bracelet, index markers.More photos
No sourced figure596.0004 lady1974 · cal. 1320STOmega archive
Ladies' quartz with date, press-in back.More photos
No sourced figureTwo more references in this family ·
References · 13 of 14
Ladies' Genève, 1962 – 1977
Hand-wound: the tiny 485 of the Saphette family, the slim 620 and 625, and the centre-seconds 630. Automatic: 670 and 671 without date, 680, 681 and 684 with date, all 24 jewels.
Cases. 511 is a lady's hand-wound watch without seconds, 535 hand-wound with centre seconds, 562, 565 and 566 automatics, 711 and 766 bracelet watches. From 17.5 mm square to 33 mm.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
511.02071967 · cal. 620BAOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back, on an integrated leather strap.More photos
$1,060–2,410No photo
511.02831970 · cal. 485MDOmega archive
Gold-plated, press-in back.No photo found: Omega's archive has none, and no example turned up on Chrono24, eBay, Catawiki or EveryWatch in October 2026.More photos
No sourced figure511.03141969 · cal. 485STBAOmega archive
Steel or 18k, index markers and stick hands.More photos
$300–350511.03271968 · cal. 485STOmega archive
Steel, 17.5 mm round, index markers.More photos
No sourced figure511.04171972 · cal. 620 or 625MDOmega archive
Gold-plated, 33 to 34 mm, index markers and stick hands; champagne dial on the example seen.A ladies' reference at a men's size.More photos
€975562.00051965 · cal. 681BAOmega archive
18k gold, press-in back, gold markers and hands, date.More photos
$360–620565.00121967 · cal. 671MDOmega archive
Gold-plated, press-in back, luminous hands; strap or matching bracelet.More photos
$780566.00361970 · cal. 681 or 684STOmega archive
Steel, 24.5 mm, press-in back, index markers.More photos
$400566.00461972 · cal. 681STOmega archive
Steel, 23.5 mm, screw back, integrated bracelet.More photos
$380566.00751972 · automaticSTMD
Ladies' angular TV case, 24 to 29 mm, on a steel bracelet. Green vignette, blue, brown, black, silver and gold dials.Not in Omega's archive. Its 1972 date and case fit the 684 ladies' automatics, but no listing names the calibre.More photos
€1,950766.08051973–77 · cal. 684STOmega archive
Steel, 26 mm, press-in back, luminous markers and hands.More photos
$1,930711.1668 Saphette1972 · cal. 485BCOmega archive
18k white gold with blue dial, soldered gold bracelet.More photos
No sourced figure711.18721974 · cal. 625BAOmega archive
Ladies', 20 mm, 18k gold (one auction example 14k), gilt dial (.001 or .002), soldered gold mesh bracelet.The 14k example shown, sold at Bruun Rasmussen in Denmark with its Omega box, has a gilt dial signed only Omega; Omega's archive files the reference as Genève.More photos
$1,900711.72831976 · cal. 625BAOmega archive
18k gold, gilt dial, matching soldered bracelet.More photos
No sourced figure31 more references in this family ·
References · 14 of 14
The Genève pocket watch, 1971 – 1985
Hand-wound cal. 960.
Cases. The last product to carry the Genève name, listed by Omega six years after the wristwatch line ended.
ReferenceCase, dials and notesPrice
121.17401971–85 · cal. 960UTOmega archive
Chrome-plated case, 48 mm, press-in back. Several dial types.More photos
$390–730Omega's archiveThe backbone is Omega's own vintage database, which lists 144 Genève entries. Rows marked Omega archive take their year, calibre, case and dial from it. The other entries come from dealer listings, auction records and Omega Forums threads, and each is confirmed as a Genève by at least one signed dial; numbers that could not be confirmed are listed separately under Other numbers. The archive gives the year a reference entered the international collection, not how long it was made, so many references were sold for years after the date shown.
About the pricesPrices are asking and sold prices from dealers, auctions, WatchCharts and forum sales between 2021 and 2026, plus EveryWatch's records of Chrono24 and auction prices for 2025 and 2026, collected on 15 October 2026. They are orientation, not a valuation.
Other numbers
Numbers you will meet sold as Genève that Omega files under another line, numbers that could not be confirmed, and close relatives from other lines. They are kept out of the catalog above so that every entry there is a confirmed Genève.
| Number | Status | What is known |
|---|---|---|
| 2750 · 2750-6 | Not Genève in Omega's archive | Omega files CK 2750 under Other: 1954, cal. 266, steel, press-in back. Some dealers list the 2750-6 as Genève; no Genève-signed dial has been shown. |
| 2791 · 2791-6 | Seamaster | Omega lists KO 2791 as a Seamaster: 1954, cal. 266 or 267. Dealers sell the 2791-6 as an early Seamaster dress watch. |
| 2800 · 2800-3 | Not Genève in Omega's archive | Omega files CK 2800 under Other: 1954, cal. 266, 35 mm. A UK dealer sells the 2800-1 as a Jumbo; no Genève dial confirmed. |
| 131.012 · 131.0012 | Other in Omega's archive | 1962, cal. 600, steel, 34 mm, hand-riveted gold markers, stick hands. The press-in sibling of the 131.019, but Omega does not call it a Genève. |
| 131.014 | Signature not confirmed | 18k rose gold, 35 mm, cal. 286, about 1962, matte silver dial with gold batons. $1,000 at auction in New York, April 2014. |
| 131.0042 | Sold as Genève, not in Omega's archive | Steel, 31 to 33 mm, champagne, gold or silver dials; a 1971 example was sold in Norway as Genève. Calibre not stated. |
| 14732 · 14732-1 SC | Not confirmed | Steel, 35 mm, black, blue, silver or white dials; recorded at $350–577 in 2025. No Omega entry and no dealer description found. |
| 131.8412 · 132.5017 · 132.9051 | Gold case numbers, not confirmed | Yellow gold, 33 to 36 mm, silver or gold dials, listed as Genève at about $1,250–2,500 in 2025–26; the 131.8412 is 9ct. They do not follow Omega's usual numbering and may be cases made outside Switzerland, like the 9ct British Genèves. |
| 121.0005 | Not confirmed | One yellow gold, 34 mm example listed as Genève in 2026. |
| 165.0042 | Not confirmed | No listing found. Possibly a no-date bezel Amirauté, by analogy with the 135.0042; treat as unverified. |
| 166.0312 | Not Genève | A 1990s Dynamic or Classic with the ETA-based cal. 1108, 36.5 mm. Sometimes listed as Genève. |
| 196.0033 | Not confirmed | Steel, 38 to 39 mm, gold, grey or silver dials, listed as Genève at about $315–1,700 in 2026. The 196 number means a quartz Megaquartz case, but Omega's page is missing and one database calls it a Seamaster. |
| 196.0054 · 396.0840 | Seamaster Mariner | Omega lists ST 396.0840 as Seamaster Mariner, 1976, cal. 1310, octagonal case with screwed bezel. Dials read Seamaster or Megaquartz 32 KHz. An auction's 2007 Genève attribution was wrong. |
| 196.0295 | Not confirmed | 33.5 to 34 mm, steel or 18k, gold or silver dials; probably a quartz of the 1980s, after the Genève name was dropped. |
| 5321 | Not confirmed | Recorded about 20 times as a Genève, 23 to 33 mm, blue or gold dials, about $350–440. Not an Omega case number format; probably a model or box number. One Catawiki lot gives it next to the case reference BF 511.5528, a De Ville with cal. 620. |
| 511.0122 | Not confirmed | Ladies', yellow gold, 19 mm, listed as Genève in 2026. |
| 511.9457 | Not confirmed | Ladies', 18k, 23 mm, Kaplans and Bruun Rasmussen results of $367–770 in 2024–26; probably the gold version of the 511.0457. |
| 566.0038 | Not found | Probably a misread 566.0036 or 566.030. |
| 145.007 · 145.008 | Seamaster | Chronostops in the C-case, signed Seamaster. |
| 166.0202 · 166.0209 · 166.0210 · 166.0211 · 166.0172 | Seamaster | 1970s day-dates Omega files as Seamaster. |
| 198.0001 · 198.0005 · 198.0002 · 198.0004 · 198.0027 · 198.0028 · 198.0035 | Seamaster, Constellation, De Ville | f300 cases of other lines. |
Read a reference
The number inside the caseback tells you what the case was made for. Before 1962 Omega used four- and five-digit case numbers with no coded meaning; a letter prefix gives the metal. From 1962 each digit of the six-digit number means something. About 1970 the part after the point gained a digit, so 166.041 and 166.0041 are the same reference; casebacks kept the short form for years after the paperwork changed.
Type the number from the caseback.
The decoder reads the digits and finds the reference in this catalog.
First digit: case type
- 1
- Men's watch on strap
- 2
- Men's jewellery watch
- 3
- Men's watch on bracelet
- 4
- Men's jewellery bracelet watch
- 5
- Lady's watch on strap
- 6
- Lady's jewellery watch
- 7
- Lady's bracelet watch
- 8
- Lady's jewellery bracelet watch
Second digit: movement
- 1
- Hand-wound, no seconds hand
- 2
- Hand-wound, small seconds
- 3
- Hand-wound, centre seconds
- 4
- Hand-wound chronograph
- 5
- Automatic, no seconds hand
- 6
- Automatic, centre seconds
- 7
- Automatic chronograph
- 8
- Electronic chronograph
- 9
- Electronic or quartz
Third digit: case features
- 1
- Not water resistant
- 2
- Not water resistant, calendar
- 3
- Not water resistant, chronometer
- 4
- Not water resistant, chronometer with calendar
- 5
- Water resistant
- 6
- Water resistant, calendar
- 7
- Water resistant, chronometer
- 8
- Water resistant, chronometer with calendar
Metal prefix
- ST
- Stainless steel
- MD
- Gold-plated (usually 20 micron)
- BA
- 18k yellow gold
- BB
- 18k pink gold
- BC
- 18k white gold
- CD
- 14k gold-capped steel
- ME · JE · MF
- Gold-plated
- CK
- Steel, before 1962
- OT
- 18k gold, before 1962
- OJ
- 14k gold, before 1962
- KO
- Gold-capped steel, before 1962
- PK
- Gold-filled, before 1962
- SP
- Strap version (suffix)
The digit table is the one collectors transcribe from Omega's 1960s literature; another table circulates that reads the digits differently, but this one fits the Genève references. A 3 or 7 first digit marks the version sold on a bracelet, so 166.0173 and 366.0832 are one watch. On f300 references a third group appears: .169 for the date-only cal. 1250 and .170 for the day-date 1260, a pattern inferred from examples.
Calibres
Every movement found in a Genève. The watch's case reference decides which calibre is correct; the last column lists the faults watchmakers report.
| Calibre | Type | Years | Size | Jewels | Beat (vph) | Features | Genève references | Known faults and service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | Hand-wound | 1939–63 (family) | 30.5 mm, 13''' | 17 | 18,000 | Small seconds, about 45 h, Breguet hairspring | 2754, 2748 | Long out of production; parts come from donor movements |
| 267 | Hand-wound | 1950s | 30.5 mm, 4.05 mm high | 17 | 18,000 | Small seconds | 2903, 2904 | — |
| 268 | Hand-wound | to 1963 | 30.5 mm | 17 | 18,000 | Small seconds, Incabloc | 2903-61, 2904, 2748-6 | — |
| 284 · 285 · 286 | Hand-wound | 1950s to about 1966 | 30.5 mm, 5.1 mm high (286) | 17 | 18,000 | Centre seconds. 284: screw balance with Breguet hairspring; 285: smooth ring balance, a late variant; 286: flat hairspring, the last version | 14726 (285) | A 286 in a small-seconds case is wrong |
| 491 | Automatic | about 1956–60 | 19 | 19,800 | Full-rotor automatic winding both ways, small seconds | 2981-1, 2981-2 | — | |
| 503 | Automatic | from about 1956 | 20 (some lists 19) | 19,800 | Automatic with date; the date version of the 505 | 2982 | — | |
| 540 | Hand-wound | late 1950s–1963 | Ultra-thin hand-wound dress calibre, replaced by the cal. 700 in 1963 | 16483 | — | |||
| 550 · 552 | Automatic | from 1958 | 12.5''' | 17 · 24 | 19,800 | Centre seconds, no date, about 50 h | 14702, 161.0009, 161.0033, 161.037, 165.002, 165.0037, 165.0041, 165.0070, 165.0038, 165.0039 | Reverser wheel (a seven-part assembly) is the main wear part; a bent rotor axle makes the rotor rub. Parts are plentiful |
| 560 · 562 | Automatic | from about 1958 | 12.5''' | 17 · 24 | 19,800 | Date set by turning the hands, no quickset | 14703, 162.0009, 162.0033, some 166.070 | — |
| 563 · 565 | Automatic | from 1966 | 27.9 mm, 5 mm high | 17 · 24 | 19,800 | Quickset date by pulling and pushing the crown, 38 h, no hacking; 563 is the 17-jewel version | 162.0010, 162.037, 166.0038, 166.0041, 166.0054, 166.070, 166.037, 166.0039, 166.0081 | Never quickset between about 9 pm and 2 am: the corrector, its post or the date teeth break. Set the hands to about 6:30 first. Parts are easy to get |
| 600 | Hand-wound | 1960–64 | 28.4 mm, 12''' | 17 | 19,800 | Centre seconds, no date, 48 h | 14752, 14758, early 131.019 | — |
| 601 | Hand-wound | 1962–70 | 27.9 mm casing (28.4 overall), 3.35 mm high | 17 | 19,800 | Centre seconds, no date | 131.0019, 131.0021, 131.0041, 131.022, 135.0012, 135.011, 135.015, 135.0019, 135.041, 135.0042, 135.070, 135.0033 | A worn barrel groove lets the mainspring slip and the watch stops a few hours after winding; fix with a new mainspring and barrel. Some dials were glued in at earlier repairs |
| 602 | Hand-wound | designed 1964, used about 1969 | 28.4 mm | 17 | 19,800 | Chronometer, no date; the 600 family without automatic winding | 137.001 only | Check it against the case: a 602 in a 135.012 is a swap |
| 610 | Hand-wound | 1960–63 | 28.4 mm, 3.85 mm high | 17 | 19,800 | Date, not quickset | 14724 | — |
| 611 | Hand-wound | 1962–67 | 28.4 mm, 3.85 mm high | 17 | 19,800 | Date set through midnight | 132.0019, early 136.011 | — |
| 613 | Hand-wound | 1967–73 | 28.4 mm, 3.9 mm high | 17 | 19,800 | Quickset date, 48 h; the hand-wound version of the 563 and 565 | 136.0012, 136.0015, 136.041, 136.0049, 136.0050, 136.070, 136.098, 336.0801, 136.0033 | The same quickset fragility as the 565 |
| 620 | Hand-wound | 1960–73 | 17.5 to 18 mm, 2.5 mm high | 17 | 19,800 | Hours and minutes only, 42 h | 111.0011, 111.0025, 111.0108, 111.0109, ladies' 511 | — |
| 625 | Hand-wound | by 1973 to 1979 | 18 mm, 2.5 mm high | 17 | 21,600 | Hours and minutes only; about 2.4 million made | 111.0110, 111.0114, 111.0116, 111.0117, 111.0123, ladies' 511 and 711 | — |
| 630 | Hand-wound | 1962–74 | 18 mm | 17 | 19,800 | Centre seconds | 535.0027, 535.0015 (ladies' Dynamic) | — |
| 485 | Ladies' | 1960s–70s | Omega's smallest family | 17 | Hours and minutes only | Ladies' 511 references, 711.1668 Saphette | — | |
| 670 · 671 | Ladies' | 1960s | 24 | Ladies' automatic, no date | 565.0012, 565.0015, 565.0018 | — | ||
| 680 · 681 · 684 | Ladies' | 1963 on; 684 from 1971 | 24 | Ladies' automatic with date | 562.0005, 566.0012, 566.0015, 566.030, 566.0021, 566.0036, 566.0073, 766.0805, 766.0812 | — | ||
| 750 · 752 | Automatic | 1966–70; in Genèves to 1976 | 28.4 mm, 5.55 mm high | 17 · 24 | 19,800 | Day and date, quickset date, 50 h | 166.0079, 166.0140, 366.0828 | About 0.5 mm thicker than the 565, so it does not seat in date-only cases |
| 865 | Chronograph | 1966 | 17 | 21,600 | Single-pusher chronograph, no date, no hacking; about 124,000 made | 145.0009, 145.0010 | Parts available but dearer than most vintage Omega parts | |
| 920 | Chronograph | 1968 | 17 | 21,600 | Single-pusher chronograph with date, no quickset; about 61,000 made | 146.0009, 146.0010, 146.012 | As the 865; the Driver needs its own date wheel | |
| 1010 · 1012 | Automatic | 1972–84 | 25.94 mm, 11.5''', 4.25 mm high | 23 (1012) | 28,800 | Hacking, quickset date, 42 h. 1010 has 17 jewels, 1012 23; about 126,000 1012s made | 162.0052, 162.0057, 166.0163, 166.0164, 166.0168, 166.0173, 166.0187, 166.0190, 166.0191 | Plastic balance-stop lever and date cam (steel cams exist); cannon-pinion friction faults; a seized pinion can break the date corrector 1010-1568 |
| 1020 · 1022 | Automatic | 1972 on | As the 1012 | 23 | 28,800 | Quickset day and date. 1020 has 17 jewels, 1022 23 | 166.0108, 166.0117, 166.0120, 166.0125, 166.0169, 166.0170, 166.0174, 166.0188, 366.0831, 366.0836 | Plastic day star, date cam and jumper; a loose cannon pinion stops the day changing at midnight |
| 1030 | Hand-wound | 1973/74 to the early 1980s | 27.9 mm, 12.5''', 3.7 mm high | 17 | 28,800 | Hacking, quickset date, 45 h; EmmyWatch gives about 314,000 made | 132.0051, 132.0052, 136.0099, 136.0102, 136.0103, 136.0104, 336.0803 | Quickset parts prone to corrosion |
| 1480 · 1481 | Automatic | 1971–78 | 25.6 mm, 11.5''', 5.35 mm high | 17 · 21 | 21,600 | Tissot-designed (Tissot 874, later 2481); date set by pressing the crown in, 46 h; about 395,000 made | 162.0042, 166.0098, 166.0099, 166.0107, 166.0116, 166.0118, 166.0119, 166.0121–0124, 166.0127, 366.0822, 366.0823 | Serial printed in ink and can be rubbed off in service |
| 1250 | Electronic | 1970–77 | 29 mm, 4.8 mm high | 12 | 300 Hz | ESA 9162 tuning fork, date, chronometer, 344 cell | 198.0021, 198.0030, 198.0062.169, 198.0068.169, 198.0070.169 | Brittle plastic date wheel; coils fail open circuit; worn index wheel makes the seconds hand spin; battery leaks kill the transistors. Specialists only |
| 1260 | Electronic | about 1972–77 | 29 mm, 5.5 mm high | 12 | 300 Hz | ESA 9164 tuning fork, day and date, chronometer | 198.0020, 198.0031, 198.0066 | Sturdier calendar than the 1250. If the seconds hand runs on while you set the time, it needs a service |
| 1220 | Electronic | about 1973 | 720 Hz | Megasonic | 198.0068, 398.0835 (Omega archive) | Shares 198 case numbers with the f300: the plain number is the Megasonic. Very few watchmakers work on it | ||
| 1310 | Quartz | shown 1973, sold from 1974 to the late 1970s | 8 | 32,768 Hz | Day and date, hacking, independently set hour hand, trimmer; 386/SR43 cell, originally a mercury 354 | 196.0030, 196.0038, 196.0065, 196.0066, 396.0843 | Coils are scarce and must never be demagnetised; module part 1310.9100; donor 1310s about £100 | |
| 1320 | Quartz | 1970s | 32,768 Hz | Date only | 596.0004 | — | ||
| 960 | 1971–85 | Pocket watch | 121.1740 | — |
Date a movement
The serial number is engraved on a movement bridge. Movements were often made up to a year before the watch was cased and sold, and the published tables disagree by a year in places, so read the result as plus or minus one to two years.
Type the serial from the movement.
The result appears here.
Show the full table
| Serial from | Year |
|---|---|
| 12 million | 1950 |
| 13 million | 1952 |
| 14 million | 1954 |
| 15 million | 1956 |
| 16 million | 1958 |
| 17 million | 1959 |
| 18 million | 1961 |
| 19 million | 1962 |
| 20 million | 1963 |
| 21 million | 1964 |
| 22 million | 1965 |
| 23 million | 1966 |
| 25 million | 1967 |
| 26 million | 1968 |
| 28 million | 1969 |
| 32 million | 1970 |
| 33 million | 1971 |
| 34 million | 1972 |
| 36 million | 1973 |
| 38 million | 1974 |
| 39 million | 1975 |
| 40 million | 1977 |
| 41 million | 1978 |
| 42 million | 1979 |
| 44 million | 1980 |
| 45 million | 1982 |
| 46 million | 1984 |
| 48 million | 1985 |
| 49 million | 1986 |
Dials and signatures
The dial wording, the script and the lume markings place a Genève in time, and they are where redials give themselves away.
| Signature | When | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Genève in italic script at 6 | 1950s to early 1960s; lasted longest on automatics | Upright lettering on a 1950s watch is a redial sign. Arrowhead, dagger and onyx-inlaid markers belong here. |
| Genève in upright letters | 1960s on | The standard signature of the volume years. |
| Seamaster Genève | about 1965 to 1967 | Both names on the dial, or Genève on the dial and the seahorse on the back. Both are correct. |
| Genève Dynamic | 1968 to about 1971 | Then De Ville Dynamic. Orange seconds hands and two-tone sector dials are typical. |
| Genève Chronostop | 1967 on | Racing dials with orange accents; Japanese-market dials with applied logo and no lume. |
| Electronic f300Hz Chronometer | 1971 to 1977 | Often with a red ring round the Ω, or a red tuning-fork logo. |
| Megaquartz 32 KHz | 1974 to 1978 | Ω on a red medallion. Some 196.0038 dials omit Genève. |
| T Swiss Made T | 1960s on | Tritium lume, normal on Genève dials. On a dial claimed to be from the 1950s it is a red flag. Some 1970s 1030 dials have lume but no T. |
| Swiss Made above the minute track | late painted-logo 166.041 dials | Correct there. On earlier dials it usually means a redial. |
| Swiss Made with Luminova | service dials | A later replacement dial on a tritium-era watch. Omega kept the T marking until about 1999. |
| Red applied Ω | none known | Forum members have never seen it on an original Genève. |
| Geneve without accent, fat lume plots | fantasy dials, 2020s | Railmaster-style dials on Genève cases from India and elsewhere in Asia; worth €20 to €150 to the forum, though some sold near €1,000. |
Bracelets
Most Genèves left the factory on leather or Corfam. The bracelets below are the ones recorded on specific references. For the bracelets themselves, their end links and dating, see the Omega Bracelets guide.
| Watch | Bracelet and end link | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 135.041, 166.041 | 1156 riveted, 0 end links | Offered at £275 in 2025 as fitting the 135.041; seen on a 166.041 |
| 135.041 | 2028 Milanese | Called original on one listing |
| 136.0049 | 1037/661, 1068/199, 1206/673 | Three bracelets recorded by a 2022 forum article |
| 166.070 | 1168/605 | On a 1971 example at a Japanese dealer |
| 165.054, 166.054 | 1168/638 | Omega's dealer list |
| 166.098, 166.117, 136.098 | 1193/672 | Omega's dealer list |
| 166.161, 166.162 | 1193/662 | Omega's dealer list |
| 166.168, 166.169 | 1193/568 | Omega's dealer list |
| 1970s Genève, 18 mm | 1037 beads of rice with 609, 614 or 661 | Omega's dealer list |
| Dynamic, all men's | 1153/138; later 1317/378 and 1572/880 | No conventional end links: the mount is part of the bracelet. A DX.1381.770 bracelet is aftermarket |
| De Ville Dynamic | 1218/151 | |
| 146.012 Chronostop | 1153/138 (one dealer: 1317/378) | |
| 145 and 146 Chronostop | 1120/116 Milanese; 1035; 1098 | A bracelet adds about $200 to $300 |
| 166.0173 · 366.0832 | 1181/215; also 1186/215 and 1155/146 | 1155/146 and 1181/215 were still orderable in 2021 |
| 166.0099 | 1189 or 366 | The forum has not settled which is original |
| 136.0050 | 1189/191 integrated flat-link | |
| 166.0191 · 366.0835 | 1233/215 | Steel, folding clasp |
| 165.0038, 166.0038 Amirauté | Fixo-Flex 1122/563 | 17 mm lugs |
| 135.042 Amirauté | 1093/638 | |
| 198.0031 | 1068/654 | |
| 198.0070.169 | 1232/219 |
Buying checks
The Genève was Omega's volume watch and was serviced wherever it was sold, so replaced dials, crowns, crystals and even movements are common. The checks below come from Omega Forums authentication threads and dealer guides.
Start with the dialAn untouched original dial is the largest single factor in value. Genèves were redialled routinely at local services, and a redialled one is worth little more than its movement and case.
Read the printingOmega's printing is fine, crisp and on a straight baseline. Check that the three e's of Genève match in shape and slant, that the Ω is upright and not too thin, and the spacing of AUTOMATIC. Ask for a photo at about 30°: redials look flat or blurred.
Match script to periodItalic Genève belongs to the 1950s, upright to the 1960s and later. Index spacing and size should be even.
Check the lume logicA dial marked T should have lume on the hands and markers. Redial lume is glossy and smooth; original tritium is granular or cracked and does not glow for long under UV.
Match reference and calibreRead the number inside the back: 601 for no-date 13x cases, 613 for 136 date cases, 565 for 166 of the 1960s, 1012 for 166.0163. A .041 back with .0041 papers is normal.
Find the serialThe movement serial must be there and readable. Walk away from one that has been ground off or altered. A 1481's serial is printed in ink and can rub off, so ask.
Crown and crystalOmega signed its crowns from about 1950; a replaced crown is common and costs $40 to $80, and correct 1950s crowns have not been made for decades. Many Genèves use tension-ring acrylic crystals; a crystal without the ring or the Ω is aftermarket.
Look at the caseLug chamfers go first under polishing. On plated cases check lug tips and sides for brass showing through: the plating is about 0.02 mm and many buyers walk away from wear.
Ask for the serviceA watchmaker's invoice is worth more than a seller's word. A service can cost more than a cheap Genève, so a documented one is worth paying for.
Read the listingRefurbished or restored usually means replaced parts. A serial-dated watch is enough; an archive extract is not worth it for a 1970s Genève.
Redials and fantasy dials
- Mismatched e's in Genève, a tilted or thin Ω, AUTOMATIC set at an angle and a crooked baseline are the tells in recent forum authentications.
- Minute ticks that do not line up with the outer ring, and indices carrying ticks they should not, point to a refinish.
- A T or T Swiss Made T dial with empty hand channels and no lume plots is suspect, because Omega marked the dial to match its own lume.
- Upright lettering and a missing faux pie-pan ring on a 1950s 9ct Dennison Genève was judged a definite redial in July 2026.
- Red applied Ω logos on Genèves are not known on originals.
- Fantasy Railmaster-style dials with fat lume and an unaccented Geneve, on real Genève cases and movements, come from India and elsewhere in Asia. Forum members put their value at €20 to €150; some sold near €1,000 at a Finnish auction.
- Rare dials (blue, two-tone, faux pie-pan, odd seconds-hand colours) are exactly what redials copy, so verify them hardest.
Mismatched parts
- The 166.0081 square should have a 565 or 563. A 751, 752, 562 or 560 is wrong, and a day-date dial in that date-only case gives it away.
- A cal. 1001 chronometer in a 1970s Genève whose dial does not say Chronometer suggests a swap; the 1012 is correct there.
- A 601 in a 132 or 136 date case, a 611 in a 136.0049, or a 602 in a 135.012 are all mismatches.
- A 366 or 166 number on the same family usually marks the bracelet and strap versions, not a franken.
- A Chronostop Driver dial in a back stamped 145.009 means the back or dial was swapped; the dial feet differ by 90°.
- Seamaster casebacks on 1965 to 1967 Genèves, and Genève dials on the 135.011 (listed by Omega as Seamaster 600), are correct.
- Gold Genèves sold in Britain in 9ct Dennison cases are legitimate. A local-case story offered to explain an odd gold case was rejected for one 166.0163 with Swiss Helvetia hallmarks.
Values
By family
| Family | Typical range | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s small seconds (2903, 2748) | $950–2,000 | Auctions and dealers, 2016–26 |
| 1960s steel hand-wound (131.019, 135.070, 135.041, 136.041) | $400–550 at auction; €550–1,000 at dealers | Bruun Rasmussen, Kaplans, Grailzee, dealers, 2025–26. Blue dials more |
| Gold-plated | Below steel; $350–500 on eBay is common | Forum, December 2025 |
| Solid 18k | Gold value plus 10–50%; $1,100–1,300 for a 132.021 | Forum, 2025–26; scrap floor about 80% of spot gold |
| 1960s automatic (165.041, 166.041, 166.070) | About $580 median; €500–600 forum; dealers €1,200–1,575 | WatchCharts, October 2026 |
| 1970s round automatic (1481, 1012) | $430–1,000 at auction; €950–1,300 at dealers | 2025–26 |
| Integrated 166.0173 · 366.0832 | €1,495–1,795 | Dealers, 2026 |
| 166.0124 Diver | €1,975–2,275 | Dealer, sold |
| Dynamic | $730–800 estimate; $500–1,800 typical; square 166.0081 about $1,130 | WatchCharts, October 2026; dealers |
| Chronostop | $1,200–2,500; 146.012 €1,375 | Dealers, 2024–26 |
| Electronic f300 | About £300 working and £100 dead in 2020; Omega-serviced €1,699 | Forum, dealers |
| Megaquartz | $550–1,400 | EveryWatch records and auctions, 2024–26 |
| Amirauté | $1,250–3,200 | Forum sales, dealers and EveryWatch, 2023–26; military dials and bezels at the top |
| Ladies' | About $300–800 for steel and plated; 18k pieces and ladies' Dynamics up to about $1,200 | EveryWatch records and Catawiki, 2025–26 |
What moves the price
| Factor | What the sales show |
|---|---|
| Original dial | The biggest single factor. Linen dials sell above sunburst. |
| Steel or plated | Steel sells above gold plate, and plating wear is a deal breaker for many buyers. |
| Unpolished case | Sharp chamfers on the lugs add value. |
| Documented service | A watchmaker's invoice adds value; in-house claims count for little. |
| Original bracelet | Some cost $400 to $1,200, sometimes more than the watch. A 1156 riveted was offered at £275; a 1037 is about €200. |
| Box | Modest for a Genève; a 166.070 with box sold at $675. |
| Rare dial | Blue, patinated starry-night blue, two-tone, faux pie-pan and Racing dials draw interest. A 131.019 SP Racing made CHF 8,125. |
| Venue | Chrono24 runs above eBay; wholesale sellers with many listings are viewed with suspicion. |
Service and parts
| Where | What | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Omega, Germany (2023 list) | Recommended full revision, including case refinishing, which you do not want on a vintage watch | €750 mechanical, €850 precious metal, €950 chronograph |
| Omega, worldwide | May decline older calibres | $700–1,200 and up |
| German mail-in independent (uhrreparatur-online.de, 2025) | Three-hand mechanical, quartz, chronograph; parts extra, return postage €19.90 | From €350, €299 and €440 |
| UK independent (forum, 2025–26) | 601 and 565 class | About £150 plus parts |
| US independents (2026 guide) | 601 and 613; 565 and 1012 | $250–400; $350–500 |
| Omega factory, f300 | 198.031, July 2023 | Over €650 |
| Tuning-fork specialist | Full service with new coils, gaskets and battery holder, 2023 | About $420 |
| Dealer service, Chronostop | Cal. 865 | About €200 |
Parts
- The Swatch Group stopped selling parts on the open market around 2015. Genuine parts now need a watchmaker with an Omega account.
- New old stock and used parts come from eBay, Otto Frei, Jules Borel, Perrins and donor movements. Original crystals and balance completes are scarce; most other 56x and 60x parts are easy to find.
- Crystals follow the case reference, not the calibre: PZ5004 and PZ5005 for steel 135.0041, PX5005 for gold, PZ5123 for a 565 case. A generic crystal costs about $10, an original about $32 fitted.
- 601 and 613: an aftermarket barrel about £20 against about £50 for Omega's. 552 and 56x: a reverser wheel cost £80 at a UK watchmaker. 565 quickset parts: corrector about $25, date indicator $65, corrector lever $95, setting yoke $80.
- Dynamic: an Omega strap $169, adapter rings $128, bracelet $480 at Otto Frei; tool 206 from $15.
Selling
What buyers want to see
- Five photos buyers expect: the dial straight on in daylight, the dial at about 30° to show print and lume, the outside of the back, the inside of the back with the reference and any hallmarks, and the movement with calibre and serial legible.
- Also show lug tips and sides, a crown close-up, the crystal's Ω or tension ring, a timegrapher reading and the service invoice.
- Disclose any redial, relume or replaced crown or crystal, and offer a refund if the description proves wrong. Sudden price rises and refusing to show service evidence put buyers off.
- Date the watch by its serial and point to the matching reference and Omega's archive photo; that is the evidence buyers accept for a Genève.
Omega's archive documents
- Omega's Extract of the Archives has been suspended since May 2023 and was still unavailable in July 2026. It cost about CHF 120 and showed only the production date and destination country, not whether the watch is original.
- The Certificate of Authenticity cost CHF 800 in 2021 and was given only to all-original watches examined in Biel. Its status in 2026 is unclear, and it is uneconomic for a Genève either way.
Boxes
- Boxes were added at the point of sale, so only a full set with matching papers proves a box belongs to a watch. Inner trays are often missing.
- Early 1960s: the basic red rectangular Omega box, sometimes a larger one with a strap slot.
- 1960s: Seamaster-type boxes, including green leather versions, and generic boxes for automatics and 30 mm hand-winds.
- 1970s: a square plastic box with velvet lining for Dynamics and 1000-series day-dates. The f300 has its own f300 box.
Milestones
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Omega's 30 mm calibre wins first prize at the Geneva Observatory. |
| 1952–53 | Genève appears on Omega dials; ref. 2903-1 is on sale by 1953. |
| 1954 | The earliest Genève a dealer has verified by serial. Omega's archive lists the 2754 with cal. 266 this year. |
| c. 1956 | Automatic 2981-1; 9ct British Genèves in Dennison cases. |
| 1958–59 | The 550 family reaches the Genève: 2982, 14702, 14703. |
| 1960 | The 28 mm 600 series arrives: 14752 with cal. 600, 14724 with cal. 610. |
| 1962 | Six-digit case references: 131.0019, 135.0012, 161.0009, 162.0009, 111.0011. |
| Early 1960s | The italic Genève script gives way to upright letters. |
| 1965–67 | Some dials signed Seamaster Genève. |
| 1966 | Cal. 565 with quickset date; the Chronostop launches as a Seamaster. |
| 1967 | Omega's Geneva factory has closed; De Ville becomes its own line and Genève becomes the volume line. Cal. 613. The Chronostop moves to Genève. |
| 1967–68 | The Amirauté sport models: 136.0015 in 1967, 165.0038 and 166.0038 in 1968. |
| 1968 | The Genève Dynamic reaches the public. 165.0041, 166.0041 and 135.0041 in the catalogue. |
| 1969–70 | Part numbers gain a digit: .041 becomes .0041. Genève reaches about 60 percent of Omega production. |
| 1970 | Bezel Amirautés 135.0042 and 166.0054. |
| 1971 | First f300 Genève, 198.0021; De Ville Dynamic 166.0145 joins the Genève Dynamics. |
| 1971–72 | Cal. 1481, then 1012 and 1022, replace the 56x and 75x in the automatics. |
| 1973–74 | Cal. 1030 replaces the 613; Megaquartz 32 kHz Genève 196.0038 and 196.0030. |
| 1976 | Last new quartz Genèves (196.0065, 196.0066, 396.0843). |
| 1979 | The Genève name is dropped. |
| 1981 | Last year Omega's archive lists for a Genève wristwatch, the 336.0803. SSIH is rescued by its banks. |
| 1985 | The Genève pocket watch 121.1740 leaves the catalogue. |
Where the sources disagree
Each point the sources disagree on, with the answer this catalog uses and the evidence behind it. To judge one watch, rely on its caseback, movement and serial rather than on any single table.
| Question | Used in this catalog | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| When Genève first appeared | 1952 or 1953 | Ref. 2903-1 was on sale by 1953 and the earliest serial-verified example is from 1954. Sources split between the two years. |
| Was it a collection | A dial name from the 1950s; a separate volume collection from 1967 | Awco calls it a pricing category, Majestix a collection from 1967. Both describe the same change. |
| Seamaster Genève dials | About 1965 to 1967 | One forum recollection, backed by dated 165.002 and 166.002 examples of 1967. Medium confidence. |
| Dynamic launch | 1968 to the public | Omega catalogues the 165.0039 from 1967; the case was designed in 1965. 1969 is when the 166.0039 and 166.0079 arrived. |
| Dynamic to De Ville | About 1971 | Omega lists the De Ville Dynamic 166.0145 from 1971; Genève Dynamics ran alongside to 1978–79. |
| End of the line | 1979, with sales to about 1981 | Omega lists the 336.0803 to 1981 and a 136.0104 is dated 1980. No Genève reference introduced after 1979 was found. |
| First electronic Genève | 1971 | Omega lists the 198.0021 in 1971; f300 deliveries began in 1970; most f300 Genèves date from 1972. |
| Seven-digit references | About 1970 | Forum and Bob's Watches. Omega's archive applies the four-digit form to older references too. The early-1980s claim is not supported. |
| Digit table | The old-omegas table | The chronomaddox table reads the digits differently and fits Genève references worse. |
| Serial dates | Bob's Watches table, plus or minus a year | Tables differ by a year at 17 million (1959 or 1960) and 38 million (1974 or 1975). |
| 1950s positioning | Top of Omega's hand-wound range | The Constellation headed the automatics, so both readings of second place describe the same ranking. |
| Quality after 1967 | Same movements as Seamaster and De Ville; simpler cases and a lower price | Some forum members say quality fell after the Geneva factory closed; others call entry-level a misnomer. |
| 2981 calibre | Cal. 491, small seconds | Four independent sellers; the 491 is a 19-jewel full-rotor automatic. High confidence. |
| 16483 calibre | Cal. 540, hand-wound | Ultra-thin dress calibre replaced by the cal. 700 in 1963. Medium confidence. |
| 111.0116 calibre | Cal. 625 | Omega's 652 is a typo; no Omega cal. 652 exists. High confidence. |
| 166.0163 calibre | Both 1010 and 1012 | Omega lists 1010/1012; the 1010 is the 17-jewel version. |
| 166.0117 calibre | 1022, with 1020 also original | Omega lists 1022; a 1972 example has the 17-jewel 1020. |
| 166.070 calibre | 565, or the 17-jewel 563 | A 562 is probably an earlier movement or a swap. |
| 198.0068 calibre | Plain number: Megasonic 1220. 198.0068.169: f300 1250 | Omega's archive and the shared case numbers described by Electric Watches. Medium confidence. |
| 198.0021 and 198.0020 | 1250 and 1260 | 198.0021 has a date only at 3; 198.0020 is a day-date, confirmed by two auction houses. |
| .169 and .170 suffixes | .169 date only (1250), .170 day-date (1260) | Inferred by Electric Watches from examples, not from Omega literature. |
| 196.0054 | Seamaster Mariner | Omega lists 396.0840 as Seamaster Mariner; it is out of this catalog. |
| 166.037 | Both Seamaster and Genève dials | A Seamaster 166.037 SP at Catawiki; an 18k with Genève dial at a Dutch dealer. |
| 166.0081 dial | Signed Omega only; sold as Genève Dynamic | Low confidence; based on seller descriptions. |
| 601 size | 27.9 mm casing, 28.4 mm overall, 3.35 mm high | The 3.85 to 3.9 mm height belongs to the date versions. |
| 602 jewels | 17 | The Omega Saga lists 17; no source for 24 was found. |
| 625 introduction | By 1973 | Dated 1973 tanks; 1975 is a reference date, not the calibre's. |
| 13332 dating | About 1954 to 1960 | Dealers give 1954, 1956–57 and 1960; a 1967 claim looks wrong. |
Prices and sources
About the prices
Dealer figures are asking prices; a dealer page marked sold shows the last asking price, not a confirmed sale. Auction figures are results reported by EveryWatch, Catawiki and the auction houses. WatchCharts and Loupe figures are model estimates. Forum figures are what members paid or asked in sales threads.
How far to trust the facts
Omega's database pages were read in full on 15 October 2026. Other facts were collected through automated page reading, so a number can be misread. Several sources could not be opened: Omega Forums pages behind a bot check, ranfft.de, Chrono24, old-omegas.com and scanned Omega catalogues. EveryWatch records were read for about 100 references before its free page limit was reached; a figure from EveryWatch is a recorded asking or auction price, not a confirmed sale. No 1960s or 1970s Omega price list was found, so the 1971 Swiss prices quoted for the Dynamic come from a reproduction of Omega data on WatchProSite.
Sources
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