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'''De Ville Hour Vision Annual Calendar''' is a wristwatch by [[Omega]].

At the beginning of [[2007]] Omega brought the series "Hour Vision" of elegant men's watches to market. They were equipped with the high quality [[manufacture]] movements [[Omega 8500]] / [[Omega 8501]], presented the same year. They feature the [[co-axial escapement]] invented by [[George Daniels]] and are certified as [[chronometer]] by the [[COSC]]. 

During the year [[2008]] followed a limited special edition (160 pieces) of the model '''De Ville Hour Vision Annual Calendar''', with four models in [[gold]] and four in [[stainless steel]]. The [[manufacture]] movement [[Omega 8611]] has at its [[annual calendar]] function as special feature an instantaneous switch of the display, exactly at midnight.

Behind the number 160, by the way, there's a particular story: It refers to the exactly 160 years of watchmaking expertise of the brand Omega. For it was in [[1848]], that the founder [[Brandt, Louis | Louis Brandt]]  had opened a [[etablissage|Comptoir d'établissage]] in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] at the young age of 23 years.

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'''Reference:'''
:431.30.41.22.02.001 stainless steel, silber, [[stainless steel]] bracelet
:431.30.41.22.06.001 stainless steel, black, [[stainless steel]] bracelet
:431.33.41.22.02.001 stainless steel, silber, leather strap
:431.33.41.22.06.001 stainless steel, black, leather strap
:431.63.41.22.01.001 [[white gold]], black, leather strap
:431.63.41.22.02.001 [[red gold]], silber, leather strap
:431.60.41.22.13.001 [[red gold]], black, gold bracelet

'''Movement:'''
:[[Self-winding]] [[manufacture]] movement [[annual calendar]]: [[Omega 8611]], 25.200 A/h
:[[Co-axial escapement]] with free sprung-balance
:[[Double barrel]]
:Certified [[chronometer]] ([[COSC]])
:[[Rotor]] and escapement bridge in 18ct [[red gold]]
:Elaborate [[finishing]] with [[bridge]]s and [[rotor]] in „[[Côtes de Genève]]“ with Arabesque grinding
:Power reserve 55 hours

'''Case:'''
:[[Stainless steel]], polished / [[red gold]] / [[white gold]]
:D 41 mm, H 13.95 mm
:[[Domed]] [[sapphire crystal]] with [[anti-glare treatment]]
:[[Sapphire crystal]] caseback and four [[sapphire crystal]] windows at the sides of the case
:[[Waterproof]] to 100 m

'''Dial:'''
:Black / silver

'''Functions:'''
:Hours, minutes, [[central seconds]], date
:[[Annual calendar]] with instantaneous switch of the display at midnight

'''Bracelet:'''
:Alligator leather with security [[folding clasp]] / [[stainless steel]] or gold bracelet with innovative screw and plug system

'''Limited edition:'''
:160 pieces
}}

== Literature ==
* Omega-Uhren. Kaleidoskop einer bekannten Swiss Marke; Author: Anton Kreuzer; ISBN 3853783546
* Omega-Modelle; Author: Anton Kreuzer; ISBN 3853784186
* [[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author: [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0

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[[Category:Watches with annual calendar]]
[[Category:Omega models]]