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    • Designed as a triple woven link bracelet, joined to a baguette and circular-cut diamond spherical case and clasp, opening to reveal a watch, of mechanical movement, with polished white gold baton and dot numerals, mounted in platinum and yellow gold, length 17 cm.

    • Dial signed 'Omega', clasp no. 5009.

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    Omega

    Swiss • 1848

    Omega's rich history begins with its founder, Louis Brandt, who established the firm in 1848 in La Chaux de Fonds. In 1903, the company changed its name to Omega, becoming the only watch brand in history to have been named after one its own movements. A full-fledged manufacturer of highly accurate, affordable and reliable watches, its sterling reputation enabled them to be chosen as the first watch company to time the Olympic Games beginning in 1932. Its continued focus on precision and reliability ultimately led their Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch to be chosen by NASA in 1965 — the first watch worn on the moon.

    Key models sought-after by collectors include their first, oversized water-resistant chronograph — the reference 2077, early Speedmaster models such as the CK 2915 and 2998, military-issued versions of the Seamaster and oversized chronometer models such as those fitted with their prestigious caliber 30T2Rg.

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A Retro Diamond and Gold Watch Bracelet

Designed as a triple woven link bracelet, joined to a baguette and circular-cut diamond spherical case and clasp, opening to reveal a watch, of mechanical movement, with polished white gold baton and dot numerals, mounted in platinum and yellow gold, length 17 cm.
Dial signed 'Omega', clasp no. 5009.

Estimate
CHF22,000 - 26,000 

Magnificent Jewels

12 May 2009, 4pm
Geneva