Vintage OMEGA WWII period watch Ca 1940 GOLD BEZEL

 From its modest beginnings in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the assembly workshop created by 23-year-old Louis Brandt gradually gained renown. After Louis Brandt's death in 1879, his two sons Louis-Paul and Cesar , took charge of the manufacturer.Their first series-produced calibers, Labrador and Gurzelen, as well as, the famous caliber of 1894 (43mm), would ensure the brand's marketing success. Omega has been the undisputed pioneer in sports timekeeping since the beginning of the 20th century. The company not only became official timekeeper of the Olympics, but also the world's largest sports events.Some of the more significant models of Omega are: Electroquartz, the futuristic Time Computer, the Chrono-Quartz, the Memomaster, , the tiny De Ville and Baguette models, the original Sensor Quartz and the ultraslim Dinosaure, the reversible Equinoxe, the famous Constellation Manhattan, the intriguing Titane and the extra-hard Black Tulip, the extremely sober Art Watch, the Seamaster Multifunction, and the ver ... Read More