I looooove my Deauville (ref. 007).
The blue brushed dial goes from blue on day light to almost black in the evening.
The integrated bracelet tapers quite a lot which also softens the overall esthetic of the watch, and it doesn't feel you are wearing something chunky. As stated in the article, the bracelet reference is 1217/127
And it also has a "design" caseback with a very cool font
All in all, I find the Deauville has a "sophisticated elegance", compared to other more classic dress watches such as the Constellation models (from the 50s) or the cursive Genève model for example.
A sharp dogleg Constellation (ref 14900) would maybe sit in between.
But the integrated bracelet, with the sharp case angles and the minimalistic dial give the Deauville a real "je ne sais quoi" 😀
So if you haven't noticed it yet, I'm a huge fan of this model, and I can only encourage you to join me in owning one!
Good hunt 😀
PS: if you see a nice white dial one (007), let me know, I regret having not pulled the trigger on one a hear or so ago 🙁
Just a question, I really like the Deauville for its somewhat quaint looks. I’ve seen one with shattered crystal and am wondering if a replacement can be get easily?
I wanted to add this here for anyone interested, a no reserve Ref ST 155.005 in very nice condition, blue dial for the first time since I wrote this a month and a half ago. Very interested to see what this ends on as these are really cool and unique Omegas that just went through to the keeper so to speak due to lack of awareness.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1255913...-53470-19255-0&campid=5338788128&toolid=10001
I'm hoping to add this to my collection ... we'll see how it goes.
Did you get it?
Found my 007 this past summer, at a garage sale. Let’s go. An elegant keeper.
Oh nicely done there, how much did you score it for if you don’t mind me asking? Looks like a very sharp unpolished case and a nice dial with a tight bracelet too, the blue dial with no De Ville printing is one of the less common ones too
