Swiss chromed eight day going Marine lever chronometer Circa 1920

Marine watch in a mahogany box
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A very rare Swiss, chromed brass eight day going Marine keyless lever Chronometer, circa 1920. With a stop feature for precision setting and Guillaume balance. Completed on February 6th, 1920 and delivered to Belgium. Mahogany box with chromed fittings, and signature plaque on the lower front. Chromed brass bowl with weighted base and gimballed suspension, locking slide, winding and hand setting crown and button at 10 for the stop feature for precision setting. Matte silvered dial with champlevé Paris numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer minute track and black steel Breguet hands. Matte gilt movement, 17 jewels, the second and third wheels with blue jewels on the upper pivots, straight line lever escapement, Guillaume cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring with a terminal curve, swan-neck micrometre regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.
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Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 100 mm
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Signed: Omega  Bienne
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Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives
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This rare high precision Omega Chronometer is not only in excellent condition but has a movement of very high grade with Guillaume balance with gold screws, a balance spring with a terminal curve and a swan-neck micrometre regulator. The Extract from the Archives confirms the production date as February 6th, 1920 and subsequent delivery to Belgium.