Omega De Ville “Grima” Blue Brushed Dial Ref. 511.444 (circa 1973)

WHY WE CURATED IT:
De Villes are special in Omega history. Originally a sub-set of Seamasters, they became a standalone line by 1967 and the platform to house technical milestones such as Omega’s first co-axial escapement and first anti-magnetic central tourbillon. But beyond technology, De Villes also carried Omega’s brief forays into avant-garde design. In the 60s, Omega had famously convinced a reluctant Andrew Grima, rockstar British jeweller from London’s Mayfair, to collaborate on a once-off series of watches that “tell time through gemstones”. These were high-end bespoke pieces, and one of Grima’s conditions for the collab was that the pieces must carry no Omega branding. Luckily for us, Omega revisited this idea in its own “Time In Style” De Villes a decade later, a reimagining of Grima designs made affordable (and branded Omega). Like this one right here, an absolute gem (no pun intended) with a brushed denim-blue dial, a jewel-faceted sapphire crystal, geometric white gold plated case, Omega white gold plated free-adjust mesh bracelet, and the ever-respected manual-winding Cal. 625 movement, serviced and warrantied.

CONDITION:
8.5/10, with some hairlines and micro-nicks from honest careful wear over the last half century plus. Overall presentation remains sharp and edges remain defined and appears to have been untouched, with sharp and deep hallmarks on the case side. Dial, hands and indices are pristine. Protruding crystal has some small marks visible only under a loupe. Original Omega-signed crown. Original Omega mesh bracelet in good condition with excellent structural integrity. Movement serviced with a 6-month warranty, returning near-spec power reserve, strong amplitude, low beat error and accurate to ±5 secs/day averaged from 6 timegrapher positions.

DIMENSIONS:
25mm width excl. crown
22.6mm length
7.3mm thickness
17.5mm bracelet width at the watch head
Visual dial width ~20mm
Wrist in photos is 15.8cm in circumference

CRYSTAL:
Sapphire

CASE:
Steel, 20-micron white gold plating

WATER RESISTANCE:
Assumed none, as per vintage watches

STRAP:
Original Omega white gold plated 5927/204 mesh bracelet with free-adjust tuck clasp (fits max 18cm wrists)

CALIBRE:
Omega Cal. 625, 2-hander manual-winding

COMES WITH:
Watch, Omega bracelet

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