製造商: Omega 年份: Circa 1963 型號: 168.004 機芯編號: 24’483’917 錶殼號碼: 168004/14 型號名稱: Constellation 材料: 18k white gold 機芯: Automatic, cal. 561, 24 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: 18K white gold Omega bracelet, max length 200mm 錶扣: 18K white gold Omega deployant clasp 尺寸: 35.5mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
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The constellation is one of Omega’s oldest collections. It was originally launched in 1952, as the firm’s very first self-winding chronometer wristwatch, and has undergone a multitude of transformations. Over time, it has developed into a fascinating watch collection fusing limitless creativity with timeless elegance. It was made available in various case metals with three grades of finishing including standard, deluxe and grand luxe.
The name constellation refers to the Geneva Observatory emblem with eight stars engraved on the case back. Each star represents a chronometer record that Omega has achieved between 1933 and 1952. With the classic dome dial, straight lugs and concealed crown, the present example encased in white gold exudes refined aesthetics and has been cemented as an archetypal dress watch.
The present example is offered in excellent condition with the original plexiglass bearing the Omega logo at the centre. Further presented with a white gold Milanese braided bracelet, this beautiful white gold example is an epitome of elegance and a highly wearable piece of artifact attesting to Omega’s continual pursuit of perfection and precision.
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.