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Lot Essay
This incredibly luxurious and stunning ‘Louis Brandt’ bracelet watch is one of the rarest and most attractive of Omega’s haute joaillerie watches to be offered at auction in recent years. Furthermore, it is the only publicly known example of this model and, according to our research, it is also the only example of this design to appear at auction. A complicated and lavishly jewelled timepiece, it features a perpetual calendar with leap-year indication and moon phases. The sumptuous aesthetic is provided by the pavè diamond-set dial with ruby hour indexes that perfectly complements the diamond and ruby-set bezel. The substantial 18k gold bracelet is integral to the case that is fitted with a display back in order to admire the beautifully hand-engraved caliber 716 automatic movement.
This jewel of watchmaking, weighing a total of 108 grams has an innate style and superb 1980s vintage vibe that transcends fashion.
Louis Brandt & Frère
In 1848, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Louis Brandt, watchmaker, started his own manufacture. I 1880 a new manufacture was established in Bienne called Louis Brandt & Fils when eldest son Louis-Paul joined the business. Within ten years, the manufacture had become the largest in Switzerland. From 1891 the company was renamed Louis Brandt & Frère when both Louis-Paul and younger brother César joined the business. At that time, the Brandt brothers introduced new production techniques, mechanization and automation, transforming the small-series manufacture of watches into industrial-scale production. In 1894 they changed their name to Omega, named after their first watch. This name also conveyed quality because Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet and means 'perfection'.
This jewel of watchmaking, weighing a total of 108 grams has an innate style and superb 1980s vintage vibe that transcends fashion.
Louis Brandt & Frère
In 1848, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Louis Brandt, watchmaker, started his own manufacture. I 1880 a new manufacture was established in Bienne called Louis Brandt & Fils when eldest son Louis-Paul joined the business. Within ten years, the manufacture had become the largest in Switzerland. From 1891 the company was renamed Louis Brandt & Frère when both Louis-Paul and younger brother César joined the business. At that time, the Brandt brothers introduced new production techniques, mechanization and automation, transforming the small-series manufacture of watches into industrial-scale production. In 1894 they changed their name to Omega, named after their first watch. This name also conveyed quality because Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet and means 'perfection'.