Vintage OMEGA Ladies 14k Yellow Gold Tank Watch D6786 Model

Name: Vintage OMEGA Ladies 14k Yellow Gold Tank Watch D6786 Model
Brand: Omega
Price: 2490 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

This is a great looking 14K Omega watch winds, sets, and runs great, and keeps excellent time. It was originally made for a man, but would look equally nice on a lady's wrist. It is signed on the case, dial, movement, and crown. BRAND: Omega GENDER: Mens or Ladies CASE: 14K Solid Yellow Gold CASE BACK: Snapon, marked inside Omega Watch Co., 14K Gold, D6786, 533585 BAND/BRACELET: genuine Leather Black Band with matching Gold Tone Clasp MOVEMENT: Mechanical, marked Omega Watch Co., Swiss, Unadjusted, Seventeen 17 Jewels SIZE: 21mm without crown, and 35mm lug to lug CROWN: Excellent, marked with the Omega Logo CONDITION: Excellent CRYSTAL: Excellent, with no crack CASE: Excellent DIAL: Excellent original finish, marked Omega, with bark finish and Roman Numeral Markers HANDS: Excellent

Creator:

Omega

Case Material:

Yellow Gold

Period:

Late 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1980

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Media, PA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU3236221636202

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It’s a celebrated part of Omega lore that the brand’s Speedmaster Professional Chronograph was the first watch to make a lunar landing. But the universal love for vintage Omega watches isn't confined to astronomers, and there’s more to the company’s heritage than the story of the Moonwatch.

The house’s origins date to 1848, when Swiss watchmaker Louis Brandt first set up shop. His sons Louis-Paul and César took over after his death, and in 1894, the pair developed an intriguing new movement.

Not only was it highly accurate, but every part was replaceable, making it easy for any professional to service. The Brandts called their movement the Omega, and as its popularity spread, they changed their company’s name to that of its flagship product.

In 1917, the British Royal Flying Corps designated Omega as an official supplier, and during World War II it became the principal watch supplier for the British forces and their allies. These commissions further strengthened Omega’s commitment to ensuring its products’ reliability under extreme conditions. In 1948, it launched the versatile Seamaster. Developed as a dive watch, the Seamaster proved its durability at high altitudes and freezing temperatures, as well.

Thanks in part to its rugged reputation and Omega’s links to the British military, it became James Bond’s watch of choice in 1995, appearing in GoldenEye and every succeeding Bond movie; it is set to return in 2021’s No Time to Die. Nevertheless, the most famous Omega by far is the Speedmaster, introduced in 1957. The first chronograph to display its tachymeter scale on the bezel instead of the dial for easier readability, it was quickly adopted by engineers and scientists.

Worn by Buzz Aldrin during the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar mission, it’s the only watch certified by NASA for extravehicular activity (space walks) — and, as far as we know, the only one approved by the Russian space agency, too.

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