====== Omega Megaquartz ======
**Megaquartz** is a pioneering family of [[quartz]] movements from [[Omega]].

===== Megaquartz 2400, Cal. 1500 =====
**Megaquartz 2400** movements were characterized by their very high frequency 2.4 MHz oscillation rate, which is much higher than the now-typical rate of 32 KHz. These movements were produced in the 1970's, but have since been discontinued and replaced by more pedestrian second- and third-generation quartz movements. These movements were not thermocompensated.

Alongside the introduction of the [[Beta 21]] at the [[Basel Fair]] in [[1970]], Omega also showed their own in-house quartz movement. Then still under development, the calibre 1500 family, known as Megaquartz, ran at 2.4 MHz rather than the 8 MHz of the calibre 1300 Beta family of movements. The early calibre 1500 used two batteries to meet the needs of the power-hungry movement, earning it the nicknames "elephant" and "Mickey Mouse" due to the dual battery compartments on the back. Perhaps 5 Cal. 1500 movements were produced.

They introduced the Megaquartz calibres 1510 and 1515 into production in [[1973]], following up with certified [[chronograph]] calibres 1511 and 1516 in [[1974]]. The most common Megaquartz is calibre 1516, though all four production movements share most parts. Total production of Megaquartz movements was approximately 10,000. The movement was shared with [[Audemars Piguet]], who sold it as their calibre AP 2510.

==== Movements ====
  * [[Omega 1500]] family - Omega 1500, 1510, and 1515
  * [[Omega 1511]] family - Omega 1511, and 1516

===== Megaquartz 32, Cal. 1300 =====
The more-common Megaquartz 32 line was accurate to just 5 seconds per month. It used an oscillation rate of 32 KHz and was Omega's production version of the [[CEH]] [[Beta 21]] movement.

===== 4.2 MHz =====
Omega also produced an experimental 4.2 MHz movement, perhaps called calibre 1522. Just two examples of this movements are known.

===== External Links =====
  * [[http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?157389-Omega-Megaquartz-F2-4Mhz-a-dream-come-true|Omega Megaquartz F2.4Mhz, a dream come true]]
  * [[http://forums.watchuseek.com/f9/omega-wrist-watch-4-19-mhz-770952.html|Omega wrist watch with 4.19 Mhz?]]


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