So when Omega featured solid 18K gold dials in their watches in the 1960s, it took Rolex another 40 plus years to use one made of platinum.

 

I think the first Omega gold dials were made in 1948 with the Centennials, not 60's.

 

Very very nice C shaped Connie. Glad to know I'm not the only one who likes C shaped watches.

 

Sparkly wrist shot of a solid gold Connie C

 

that's even a stronger point

 

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

 

Forgot to mention: Rolex made some watches with "gold linen" dials in the 1960's. Not quite as nice as solid gold, but still looks pretty nice.

 

Yes, one of the few Rolexes I own, powered by the bulletproof cal 1570.



And not a patch on a gold pie pan dial

 

Not a pie pan but my gold dial Connie

 

Looks great! The silver linen dials also have an appear, but the gold looks even nicer.

 

I like gold dials

 

You are amongst illustrious company.

What I notice from correspondence from blog readers is that younger aficionados love the C-Shape, particularly those in their 20s and 30s. Nice to see that fresh eyes see something very different that our older and perhaps more jaundiced retinas register. (sorry for the alliteration)

 

Agreed the Constellation >> Datejust in my opinion. Especially the arrowhead pie pans!

Only one gold left in my collection:

 

Omega made white gold dials, too.

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Just curious, what makes you think this one is solid gold?

 

Looking at the back of the dial.

PS. Omega made white gold cases but white gold cases going with white gold dials are rare.

 

The Longines is gorgeous!

 

well, that answers that

 

Gotta love an Omega solid gold dial, especially when the sun's out