Second Opinions: Modern Women’s Watches Aren’t Cutting It. These Vintage Omegas Show What’s Possible
Omega is uniquely positioned to solve the problem. The brand has a hugely rich history of women’s watches. Andrew Grima and Gilbert Albert, avant-garde jewelry designers who set trends and epitomized ’70s watch design for women, both made watches for Omega. Grima’s infamous About Time collection was bold, sculptural, and elevated (he made jewelry for the Queen of England, after all). The watches, much like his jewelry, were abstract forms of textured gold with large semi-precious stones that had an organic feel. These designs were ahead of their time, products of a collaboration between a leading jewelry designer and a huge Swiss watch brand that came long before the Tiffany 5711 hysteria.