Omega De Ville 8270 - Solid 925 Sterling Silver

Specifications

Year: 1970 
Box/Papers: No/No 
Reference: 8270
Case size: 38mm (39.5mm including crown) x 21mm
Movement: Omega Cal: 620 Manual
Crystal: Sapphire
Strap Size: Fits up to 7.6 inches wrist size

This super-fabulous Omega De Ville was made in 1970, when Omega introduced a new range of watches inspired by the work of Andrew Grima, following the success of their earlier collaboration. Grima had won the prestigious De Beers Diamonds International Award (the Oscars of jewellery design) a record 11 times. In 1969, Andrew Grima was commissioned by Omega to create one of the most outrageous and daring watch collections ever made. Today, Andrew Grima is recognised as one of the great modernist jewellery designers of the 20th century. His work can be seen in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

Condition

This particular De Ville is a wonderful expression of that aesthetic. The horizontally elongated blue-grey dial has a beautiful brushed finish, complemented by fine, white-painted quarter-hour markers and elegant white hands. The spectacular emerald-cut-shaped, faceted crystal gives the watch an especially distinctive and jewel-like presence.

Both the 38 × 21mm case and the beautifully sculptural, distinctive integrated chainmail-style bracelet are made from solid 925 sterling silver and are quite substantial in size and weight. The watch is in brilliant condition throughout, with the case, dial and bracelet all presenting exceptionally well, which is very rare for a watch of this age! This spectacular piece is also working perfectly and keeping excellent time.

Dial - Near-mint with only handful of tiny imperfections visible only under magnification.

Case - The solid sterling silver case is in fantastic condition showing only very fine and careful signs of use. 

Crown - The original, Omega stamped crown is in excellent condition and works perfectly.

Movement - Working perfectly and keeping excellent time.

Case back - The solid sterling silver case back shows only very light signs of wear.

Strap - The original Omega signed solid sterling silver bracelet in fantastic condition!

Crystal - The crystal is in fantastic condition, brilliantly clean, showing extremely fine signs of wear under magnification only.

For a watch of this age, this piece is in lovely condition and ready to wear!

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Terms of sale

 Please note these are vintage timepieces and their timekeeping abilities will never be the same as modern equivalents. We ensure that all of our watches are keeping time within vintage specification.

We are a registered limited company and can be found on companies house and therefore are legally required to accept returns within 14 days and provide our customers with fully authentic timepieces.

We guarantee the full authenticity of all out of timepieces. Each piece is fully tested and inspected by our watchmaker to ensure both full functionality and authenticity.

International customers are responsible for customs charges when receiving a purchase.

We cannot guarantee any water resistance due to the age of these watches.

Returns

Customers may return their purchased item within 14 days of delivery date as long as the item(s) are returned in the same condition as received.

International buyers are responsible for customs charges that apply when returning an item.

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