{"product_id":"omega-chronostop-driver-as07284","title":"Omega Chronostop Driver","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmega made some really neat stuff in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase in point: The Chronostop 'Driver' Chronograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unusual model features a sideways-oriented dial, designed to be worn by drivers on the inside of the wrist. It utilizes a 60-second chronograph mechanism operated by a single pusher, ideal for timing laps or quarter-mile times while keeping both hands on the steering wheel. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGo ahead, try it! We did! (Please just obey all local traffic laws!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example, a Reference 145.010, dates to circa 1968 and features a 35 stainless steel cushion case with an acrylic crystal, a signed crown, and a lovely matte blue Tritium dial with applied indices and a matching handset, and Omega's Calibre 865 hand-cranking 60s chronograph movement within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is fitted with a correct stainless steel 'mesh' bracelet with a signed, elongated clasp - originally intended for drivers to have their blood type engraved on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've offered a number of Chronostops in the past, but only a very small number of them have featured the driver-oriented dial - let alone on it's correct bracelet. This is a special and highly specialized timepiece for the collector who prefers the unusual and rarely-seen!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40113384816727,"sku":"40960134","price":2990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07284_40960134_OMEGACHRONOSTOPDRIVER_145.10-6.jpg?v=1675797401","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/omega-chronostop-driver-as07284","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}