Men’s 1972 Omega 14k Gold Dress Watch

In 1848 23-year-old Louis Brandt opened a comptroir d’etablissage, a “sales office” through which he would sub-contract watch manufacture by the local Swiss cottage craftsmen. By 1880, having proven themselves as reliable purveyors, sons Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt began a modern watch production unit in Bienne. It was at this level that they began manufacturing their own movements under the names Jura, Patria, Helvetia, Celtic, and Gurzelen. Within nine years of this move, Louis Brandt & Fils were the largest watch manufacturers in Switzerland, producing 100,000 units a day – well BEFORE wristwatches were mass-produced. 

Omega began timing sports events at the 1909 international ballooning contest for the Gordon Bennett Cup. By 1919, they took first prize in accuracy competitions in Neuchatel, followed by years of first place chronometer ratings.

By 1940 René Bannwart founded the new “Creation Department” of Omega with the idea of capturing the “haute couture and prêt-à-porter of the Glorious Thirties.” For the next fifteen years he introduced such classics as the ultra-slim Automatic (1942), the Cosmic date with moon phase (1947), the legendary Seamaster (1948), the Constellation with 12-sided or "pie-pan" dial (1952) and the seductive Ladymatic (1955).

This delightfully Minimalist Omega in solid 14k yellow gold features an original dial highlighted by bar markers. Measuring 37mm lug-to-lug by 33mm wide, the watch is fitted with a period alligator strap and matching Omega buckle. Back is engraved.

If you're looking for a wafer-thin, Minimalist work of horological art to wear as a Town-and-Country piece or just something to sport on casual day; or, if you're looking for a svelte piece for your Hollywood production – this is it.

We love our overseas buyers, but if the watch is purchased outside the U.S., we must replace the strap with a leather one.