Omega
De Ville Central Tourbillon | A white gold and diamond-set automatic tourbillon wristwatch, Circa 2004
Auction Closed
December 7, 07:12 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: silvered, semi-skeletonized
Caliber: cal. 2600 automatic, 48 jewels
Case: 18k white gold and diamond-set
Case number: no. 4
Closure: 18k white gold and diamond-set Omega folding clasp
Size: 38 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Omega presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Authenticity confirming the case number, COSC dated June 28, 2004, operating instructions book, and travel case
Since its founding by Louis Brandt in 1903, Omega has long been at the forefront of technical innovation and know-how. Among its technical innovations, Omega is credited with developing truly interchangeable watch parts – to say nothing of its conquest of space in 1969 – and was able to mass produce and engineer the famous George Daniel’s co-axial escapement.
What we have here is yet another example of Omega’s technical mastery: The DeVille Central Tourbillon. The skill needed to engineer a tourbillon cage in the center of a watch is nothing short of astounding. By relocating the cage to the center, the hour and minute hand take on an almost ‘mystery clock’ like appearance as they seem to float around the central cage. When this movement was first introduced in the mid 1990s, it was manual wind, but this second-generation model was able to integrate an automatic winding rotor. In addition, it is entirely crafted of white gold, and elegantly set with a diamond bezel.