1954 Omega Trésor 18ct Pink Gold Honeycomb Dial 2685 36mm

Here we have an incredibly rare 1954 Omega Trésor 18ct Pink Gold 2685 featuring a 36mm round 18ct pink gold case that curves over your wrist with tapered lugs. Its curvaceous flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 42mm and a case thickness of just 8.5mm, ensuring a comfortable fit. On the right side, there is a coin-edged crown. The smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking and highly coveted cream honeycomb-textured dial. Pink gold applied facet indexes mark the hours, while pink gold coloured Dauphine hands sit above a running seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock; at 12 o’clock, we have the applied pink gold Omega logo completing this elegant vintage timepiece. On the reverse, a snap-off case back protects a manually wound Omega Cal. 266, featuring 17 jewels and beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour. This movement has a Breguet hairspring and Incabloc shock protection; it was manufactured from 1939 until 1963. It comes paired with an 18mm well-suited leather strap and Omega pin buckle, plus a vintage Omega box.

This watch is sold with a wonderful vintage Omega box and no original Omega paperwork. It comes paired with an 18mm well-suited strap and Omega pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1954 and is sold in worn, vintage condition, an incredible example with a beautiful honeycomb dial, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

This is exactly the sort of vintage Omega I love. At 36mm, it wears perfectly by today's standards, large enough to feel contemporary, yet retaining all the elegance and refinement of a true 1950s dress watch. The combination of the warm 18ct pink gold case and that gorgeous honeycomb dial is simply superb. Examples like this don't come along very often, especially in such an attractive configuration. It's a wonderfully balanced Trésor that's ready to be appreciated by its next collector, and I have no doubt it will bring as much enjoyment to its new owner as it has to the previous owners in its long history. Add this wonderful vintage gem to your collection today, while you still can!

Reference : 2685
Movement : Manually Wound Omega Cal. 266
Age : Circa. 1954
Year : 1954
Case Size : 36mm
Case Thickness : 8.5mm
Lug to Lug : 42mm
Lugs : 18mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box
Case Material : 18ct Pink Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

They were formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co., founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When he died in 1879, his sons carried on his dream. In 1880, they moved to 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli, where they remain today. The brothers produced their first mass-produced calibre, the Labrador, in 1885. Just a few years later, in 1892, they produced the first minute-repeater. In 1903, they renamed the company Omega until 1982, when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. During WW1, Omega watches were used as official timekeepers for the Royal Flying Corps and the US Army. In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged together to form Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH). In 1931, another group was formed - Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG). Where SSIH was primarily French-speaking, ASUAG was founded by the more German-speaking members of the Swiss watch industry. In 1948, they introduced the first edition of one of their most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952. At the time, it was Omega's flagship timepiece. The first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal. 55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations. All the gold Constellations of that time have the Observatory of Geneva's hand-engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva. The eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition. Celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified. In 1962, when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 Mission, making it the first Omega watch to enter space. After rigorous tests, NASA used Omega for all their Apollo missions, including the 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11. Today Omega is still an astronaut's first choice. In 1969, President Nixon famously said it was “too valuable” and turned down the first-ever all-gold Speedmaster Professional Deluxe. As a response to the ever-growing threat of electronic watches to the manufacturers of mechanical watches, Omega and many Swiss brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe formed Centre Electronique Horologer (CEH). Prototypes began to appear in 1967 with their production starting in 1968. Then in 1972, Omega introduced the reference, 198.030, which included the Omega calibre 1250, a ‘tuning-fork electronic movement which was made under licence from Bulova. Later we saw a merger of SSIH and ASUAG into SMH, or Société de Microélectronique et d’Horlogerie. This merger took place in 1983. In 1992, the company acquired Blancpain, and in 1998, it officially rebranded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.