Omega

Team, Here are two more pieces of Mr. G. The first is a, gold of course, Omega Genve. The Genve brand got a bad image because of the Genve is considered by many as a non chronometer (a.k.a. cheap) Constellation/Deville. This may be true for the ones ma...  

that you're getting to the bottom of the barrel. The original Geneve range was quite prestigious and second only to the Constellation but then in the 1960s was 'positioned' as the entry level Omega and as such it lost much of its appeal to collectors. Thi...  

Andrew, It was a weird marketing decision that Omega made downplaying the Genève brand. Yours is an outstanding piece. Cheers, Nilo

. . . locally, albeit a slightly later version, fitted with a cal 562 calendar (non-quickset date) movement. Same markers, lugs, crosshair, and script - simply gorgeous. As for the 'generic', here's an image of a similar model that belongs to a dear frien...  

Stay tuned for the next episode. Mr. Auric Goldfinger is a very resourceful collector. Cheers, Nilo

One of my favorite scripts. Thanks for sharing! ...  

Yours and your picture is to die for. Cheers, Nilo

Great series and thanks for sharing them. Love the Geneve script. Mine says hello. ...  

Love the watch and the white dial over it. Cheers, Nilo

You are preaching to the choir with those early Genève models. I own several of the larger versions, including two in steel. I have one in pink gold, though as I have no images of it yet, I'll share one that I used to own with a NOS dial. Cheers, Tony C. ...