Omega Seamaster De Ville | Quartz | 10K Gold Filled | Named 1979 Service Award

Omega Seamaster De Ville | Quartz | 10K Gold Filled | Named 1979 Service Award

Description

Two Omega lines on one dial. Seamaster for the case construction, De Ville for the dress styling, and under the wordmark the single word Quartz, from the period when Omega was putting its new electronic calibres into its most conservative cases.

The silver dial is clean and legible, applied gold batons against a plain ground with a date aperture at 3. The 10K gold filled case sits on a gold-tone beads-of-rice bracelet with a signed Omega clasp, a combination that wears far lighter than it looks.

What lifts this one out of the ordinary is the back. It is engraved GEORGE J. KELCHAK, KRAFT INC, 25 YEARS SERVICE, 4-5-79. A named recipient, a named employer and a day in April 1979, all legible at full magnification. A watch given to a man for a quarter century of work, and nobody has polished the record off it.

Key Features

• Omega Seamaster De Ville quartz
• Silver dial with applied gold batons
• 10K gold filled case
• Date aperture at 3
• Caseback engraved as a named 1979 service award
• Signed Omega clasp

Specifications

• Brand: Omega
• Case: Round, 10K gold filled, stainless steel back
• Dial: Silver with applied gold baton markers, date aperture at 3
• Movement: Quartz
• Caseback Marking: Star mark with 10K GOLDFILLED
• Caseback Engraving: GEORGE J. KELCHAK / KRAFT INC / 25 YEARS SERVICE / 4-5-79
• Bracelet: Gold-tone beads-of-rice
• Signed: Dial, crown and bracelet clasp
• Case Dimensions:
• Lug to Lug:

Condition Report

• Dial: Silver dial clean and even, printing sharp, markers bright.
• Case: Gold fill strong across bezel and lugs, wear consistent with age.
• Crystal: Good.
• Movement: Serviced and running properly.
• Bracelet: Gold-tone beads-of-rice with signed clasp, light stretch consistent with age.
• Engraving: Presentation engraving crisp and fully legible.

Historical Significance

Omega put the Seamaster name on cases built to a standard rather than a style, so a Seamaster De Ville is a dress watch with a proper Omega case behind it. Through the late 1970s Omega was moving its quartz calibres into exactly these conservative gold-filled forms, aimed at the American corporate market. Twenty five year service awards were bought in quantity by companies like Kraft, which is why so many survive, and why so few still carry the name of the man who earned one.

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