166.093, Test Series (5-xxx)
Seamaster 1000 The Grand 166.093 — 166.093, Test Series (5-xxx)
1975
Pre-production test watches numbered on the caseback in three series (5-0xx, 5-1xx, 5-2xx), delivered through an internal “special budget dive watches” account to diving organisations; one batch of 100 went to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. Examples: 5-067 made August 1975 and 5-215, both with caliber 1012 and movements around 37.751M.
Identifying details
- Date
Date display.
- Monobloc case
One-piece case without a removable caseback; the movement loads from the front.
Variants of 166.093
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 166.093, 1972 Series | 1972–? |
| 166.093, 1976 Series | 1976–? |
| 166.093, Test Series (5-xxx)Current | 1975 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 166.093
- Production
- 1975
- Movement serials
- from c. 37.75M
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Water resistance
- 1000 m
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Omega 1012
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.