Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Came close to buying the ruthenium dial power reserve model . . .
Sep 03, 2021,15:50 PM
. . . when these DeVilles were in production twenty years ago, not just on the strength of the movement (first gen co-axial escapement) or the aesthetics but also on account of the brick bracelet, a rendition of design that originated in the '50s. Solid gold Omegas were offered a brick bracelet option, commanding a premium both then and to this day.
A bracelet like this . . .
. . . would've been fitted to a solid gold Constellation like this . . .
[watch credit: Jack K / photo credit: Dr No]
. . . for the consummate complement.
If only either, much less both, were mine.
Congrats on scoring an historically significant Omega, Ron. I'm wearing a vintage Omega today . . .
. . . in honor of your latest.
Art