Enamel dial - views?

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V A = vitreous enamel. Basically, finely powdered glass sifted onto a substrate, then fired in a kiln to melt the glass particles.
 
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Now, I've just set you up with a brilliant reason for showing off your specimen and then NO PICTURES?? 😁

Sadly I have to go to work to earn money so I can buy vintage Omega's 🤔 I dont have access to my pictures there 🙁

But here we go, I am home now 😀

 
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Sadly I have to go to work to earn money so I can buy vintage Omega's 🤔 I dont have access to my pictures there 🙁

But here we go, I am home now 😀

Bingo! That's the bunny. 👍 And frankly much classier than the gold-y orange one.
So... rare or not? Unloved by collectors?
 
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AnOrdain, the indie watchmaker from Glasgow specializes in Vitreous enamel offerings. Their process is sound ... (they even apply an initial contra- enameling on the reserve of the dial to prevent warping) They fire each dial about six times and hand ( not machine) sand their dials in between each application of enamel. I have their first two models. Very stunning in the real ... IMO quite affordable for a enameled watch. I like my Seiko Presage’s LE enamel offerings - but it’s using the wet (an enamel soup or sop) method - not the grand feu technique...
 
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Bingo! That's the bunny. 👍 And frankly much classier than the gold-y orange one.
So... rare or not? Unloved by collectors?

Rare, have found under 5 other when I googled this dial variation. I actually think it is loved, have got a lot of positive respons on this one.
 
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Rare, have found under 5 other when I googled this dial variation. I actually think it is loved, have got a lot of positive respons on this one.
Thanks - I share that view on yours! The orange one in the OP is about the most evocative late-60s/early-70s single object I've seen in a long time (which gives me mixed feelings, but chacun à son goût). I do hope it goes to a good home.
Finally, just to send me away from this thread a happy boy, please just settle this for me - is your 168.017 described as "Lacquered"?
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V A = vitreous enamel. Basically, finely powdered glass sifted onto a substrate, then fired in a kiln to melt the glass particles.
Thank you for that. It‘s the „A“ in VA that is still throwing me off 😕