1973 Omega Geneve Vintage Mens Automatic Watch with Caribbean Blue Dial - Stainless Steel

1973 Omega Geneve Vintage Mens Automatic Watch with Caribbean Blue Dial - Stainless SteelToday's offering showcases this gorgeously restored example of one of Omega's classic vintage gent's Geneve watches with Caribbean blue dial. It has a water resistant style case with screw back, distinctive dial, and fine Omega automatic movement with quick setting date. It is full size for a vintage watch, measuring 35mm in diameter, in between the sizes of a Rolex Date and a Rolex Datejust. Beginning in 1953 Omega placed the name Geneve on the dials

But the ones from the most prestigious makers have a big drawback for most collectors - they carry six-figure and in the case of the Patek even a seven figure price tag

We have sold new watches that showed more wear from being handled than this one does

it fits even a full size wrist and really fills out a smaller wrist

Its correct original Rolex U

The movement has recently been cleaned and oiled and is keeping time

PAPERS: Original papers

So sophisticated and well engineered is the movement that its was used by Vacheron & Constantin (see comparative image of the two movements below)

Year sold: 2005

almost 10% larger than the largest Rolex sport watches from the day

Cartier wristwatches with mechanical movements are often considered more desirable than their quartz counterparts

Designed for: Men - midsize

it fills out even a larger size wrist