Omega Starwatch: Damier, Faceted Sapphire
Omega Damier: Important Faceted Starwatch, Rarer than Moonwatch
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EmailOmega Moonwatch you know and its a great watch, sure. But the Omega Starwatch might be something noteworthy as well.
The original Damier was made by Omega for Marcus Neymann Jewelers in 1959 and from a >7ct diamond used as crystal. A piece unique and priced USD10'000 more than six decades ago. Yes, and in 1960 Omega proudly used sapphire-crystals for the very first time, achieving a close-to-a-diamond-hardness -- and they celebrated this innovative use with a replica of this piece unique. The Omega "Damier" -- not unique but back then and especially nowadays quite close to this. It is to my knowledge the first use of sapphire-crystal by Omega and it is diamond-like faceted and sparkles alike. Truly astonishing!
Below the crystal runs another horological milestone: the cal540 by Omega, which is basically the Piaget cal9P with slightly modified bridge-design. Developed in 1957 by Piaget and a sensational 2mm in thickness. A grand success in the most important horological complication: miniaturization.
The case was made by Wenger SA, Geneve (one of the most respected case-makers and source of many iconic Patek & AP-cases as well) for Omega and it does not get much better than this: thin, classic and well defined and coming with a screwed-caseback.
Overall a truly remarkable Omega and probably one of the most relevant combining some of the most important innovations in horology in the late 1950s and early 1960s: miniaturisation & the sapphire-crystal.
