Community Stories

Puzzeled bij this Omega De Ville

DrIon
Posts
5
Likes
7
Dear forum members,

I have owned this Omega De Ville, ref. 111050, cal. 620, 18k case and dial, for some time now. I've only found that a similar one was sold at an auction in 2016, but otherwise I couldn't find any information.

Can anyone tell me anything about this watch? Has anyone ever seen one like this before?

Any help would be much apreciated! Thank you in advance.

IMG-9075.jpg IMG-7101.JPG IMG-7520.JPG IMG-7143.JPG d151919a-c262-4a3c-83fa-8d68793bdae4.JPG
 
kaplan
Posts
2,647
Likes
3,104
It's a beautiful Omega tank

Back in the day Omega really unleashed their creativity, there are so so many models with only few examples, yours is one of them, I'm very interested in tanks and first time seeing this model
 
Olhenry56
Posts
631
Likes
788
I was honestly hoping to find that you had misread a blurry number in the reference, but no... I'm finding exactly the same information you found, so I'm useless. Sorry.

It is very nice. It seems like there may have been a diamond on the dial just below "De Ville" that came loose (or is it still there? Hard to see)
 
kaplan
Posts
2,647
Likes
3,104
I've seen this dot before on other models as well, It's like the Constellation star for De Ville's
 
DrIon
Posts
5
Likes
7
Correct; the dial is intact and it is indeed a dot.

I have always felt the last “0” in the reference number looked kind of funky, which has also alway puzzled me, however I couldn’t think of a reason to forge that last “0”.

The small number in which some models were produced is thrilling!
 
janice&fred
Posts
4,593
Likes
10,810
kaplan kaplan
It's a beautiful Omega tank

Back in the day Omega really unleashed their creativity, there are so so many models with only few examples, yours is one of them, I'm very interested in tanks and first time seeing this model


DrIon DrIon
The small number in which some models were produced is thrilling!

She is a beauty that's for sure. That's a watch for special tuxedo events like the Oscars and after party 😁
 
JimInOz
Posts
18,058
Likes
37,706
DrIon DrIon
Correct; the dial is intact and it is indeed a dot.

I have always felt the last “0” in the reference number looked kind of funky, which has also alway puzzled me, however I couldn’t think of a reason to forge that last “0”.

The small number in which some models were produced is thrilling!

It's just a misalignment of the stamp.
I can't add much more, other than your case was made for Omega by Manufacture Favre & Perret based in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Here is a group of "111.XXX" shown in AJTT.

ODV111.JPG
 
mehqwatches
Posts
76
Likes
149
DrIon DrIon
Dear forum members,

I have owned this Omega De Ville, ref. 111050, cal. 620, 18k case and dial, for some time now. I've only found that a similar one was sold at an auction in 2016, but otherwise I couldn't find any information.

Can anyone tell me anything about this watch? Has anyone ever seen one like this before?

Any help would be much apreciated! Thank you in advance.

IMG-9075.jpg IMG-7101.JPG IMG-7520.JPG IMG-7143.JPG d151919a-c262-4a3c-83fa-8d68793bdae4.JPG
Beautiful, never seen this before and can only hope to see one in the flesh some day!
 
DrIon
Posts
5
Likes
7
janice&fred janice&fred
She is a beauty that's for sure. That's a watch for special tuxedo events like the Oscars and after party 😁

I actually acutely stopped wearing my watch on a daily basis after reading this remark (I was already thinking it was too special to wear every day, but I just liked it too much)!

JimInOz JimInOz
It's just a misalignment of the stamp.
I can't add much more, other than your case was made for Omega by Manufacture Favre & Perret based in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

That's great information, thank you. How did you know?
 
janice&fred
Posts
4,593
Likes
10,810
DrIon DrIon
I actually acutely stopped wearing my watch on a daily basis after reading this remark (I was already thinking it was too special to wear every day, but I just liked it too much)!

Oh my God please wear the watch all you want. It's just that you MUST also wear it for special events as well 😁
 
DrIon
Posts
5
Likes
7
janice&fred janice&fred
Oh my God please wear the watch all you want. It's just that you MUST also wear it for special events as well 😁

Hehe, ok, will do 😉
 
mydreamsarevivid
Posts
12
Likes
10
Hi!
I own the exact same. Congratulations! Awesome and rare find. Mine came with original papers from 1966. I had my OM dial (not a De Ville but same gold dot as yours) replaced by a white De Ville dial. I did not find much in historical records… and I spent quite a bit of time.
 
IMG_0778.jpeg IMG_0779.jpeg IMG_0780.jpeg IMG_0781.png
kaplan
Posts
2,647
Likes
3,104
That's quite a feat finding a compatible dial for such a rare case/watch - beautiful tank!
 
Sign up or log in to reply...

Similar threads

W

Omega De Ville 511.286 Crystal?

wickedwatcher Vintage Omega Watches Help, Discussion and Advice
W
wickedwatcher
Posts
0
Views
40
W

Omega De Ville 511.286 Crystal?

wickedwatcher Vintage Omega Watches Help, Discussion and Advice
W
wickedwatcher
Posts
0
Views
36
abire

Omega De Ville 151.0039 movement

abire Vintage Omega Watches Help, Discussion and Advice
sheepdoll
sheepdoll
Posts
5
Views
101
Benjy333

Omega De Ville Quartz HELP 1325

Benjy333 Vintage Omega Watches Help, Discussion and Advice
Spruce
Spruce
Posts
3
Views
79
Theotihuacan

Vintage Omega De Ville quartz

Theotihuacan Vintage Omega Watches Help, Discussion and Advice
ErichKeane
ErichKeane
Posts
14
Views
223
lukyxd

Omega de ville dynamic

lukyxd Vintage Omega Watches Help, Discussion and Advice
lukyxd
lukyxd
Posts
4
Views
366