{"product_id":"omega-1","title":"OMEGA Andrew Grima De Ville ref.8333 \/ Sterling Silver, Lapis Lazuli Dial","description":"\u003cp\u003e— Advanced thinking fused with ornament —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA model beyond the frame of a watch, where fine Swiss engineering crosses with avant-garde jewellery art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvidence written into the depths of design history, still giving off the dull shine of solid silver in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— A jeweller chosen by royalty —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe true height of British cool: London in the lively 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was one craftsman who stood out above all others in jewellery — Andrew Grima.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalled the leading designer of modern jewellery, he kept a fine boutique on Jermyn Street, in the heart of Mayfair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work was expensive and made to order, and his clients included members of the British royal family, among them Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrima was an important figure among the royalty of British jewellery, and his work is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe did not design watches until the end of the 1960s, and went as far as to say that if you wanted to know the time you could ask your driver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday the equivalent would be to say that if you want the time, you look at your phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor him a wristwatch was not merely an instrument for knowing the hour: he valued its side as jewellery, and seems to have found the real meaning in the ornament itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— A dial holding the breath of a blue sky —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lapis lazuli dial comes from the one-of-a-kind beauty of a natural stone, and from the difficulty of working it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts scarcity raises a watch from an instrument for marking time into a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticles of pyrite mix in naturally, giving off a shine like stars scattered across a night sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is a natural stone it has a breath all its own, and every example has a different expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever falling into showiness, never coarse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone after a masterpiece of Omega that stands for the 1970s, this is a precious chance to hold the beat of a lost era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo book a visit to the WatchTender Ginza store, please see watchtenderginza.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OMEGA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40569765888129,"sku":null,"price":428000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4313\/6385\/files\/IMG_20251212_144002.jpg?v=1766475932","url":"https:\/\/watchtenderjapan.com\/en\/products\/omega-1","provider":"WatchTender","version":"1.0","type":"link"}