97 Omega Uncommon and Exceptional, Dual Time Zone “Mille-et-une Nuits”, Automatic Wristwatch in White Gold, Integrated White Gold Bracelet, Attractive Diamonds, Onyx and Guillochè Dial, Reference BC 351.0040, With Extract from the Archives

Estimate: € 15.000 –⁠ 30.000

Model: Mille-et-une Nuits Reference: BC 351.0040 Case Material: White Gold Bracelet Material: White Gold Year: 1978 Movement: Automatic Caliber: 663 Movement N°: 39.164.984 and 39.164.985 Dimensions: 38 × 33 mm Signed: Dial, Case and Movement Accessories: Extract from the Archives Omega began its journey in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland from the visionary idea of Louis Brandt, who decided to open a small workshop in 1848. Until Brandt’s son took the reins of the company after the death of his father, business was of modest entities, but since 1879 we witnessed a change of pace that made Omega one of the most important watch houses in the world. First with pocket watches and then with wristwatches, Omega managed to become known all over the world for the quality of its movements and for the special design of dials and cases. Chronographs and tool watches weren’t the only two fields in which the Swiss brand ventured. There are in fact also particular creations destined to elegant events or even real jewel watches of which we are pleased to offer you a specimen. This Mille et une Nuit with two time zone wristwatch reference 351.0040 created in 1978 for the Saudi Arabian market is illustrated in Omega: A Journey Through Time by Marco Richon, p. 744, Fig. 3308 and it’s a very remarkable creation from the Omega’s laboratories. The two-body, solid case with screw back has a finely crafted white gold integrated bracelet of exquisite workmanship. The dial is split in two parts by a curved diagonal row of diamonds: one with a black onyx background with diamond-set indexes for the first time zone, while the second with tiled guilloché white-gold background and diamond-set indexes.