Omega Cocktail lady

A truly charming and refined piece of jewelry: a vintage Omega women’s watch with a unique cut glass finish.

Most striking is the thick, faceted glass (often called “saphiros” or “diamond cut”), which captures and reflects light like a gemstone.
The watch has an extremely compact round case with elegant, fan-shaped lugs and a slim black leather strap, creating a timeless and feminine look.
The use of faceted glass (also called diamond-cut or sapphiros glass) is one of the most captivating techniques in vintage watchmaking, particularly popular in elegant women’s models from brands like Omega in the 1950s and 1960s. Instead of a flat or slightly domed surface, the glass is cut at the edges like a gemstone. This refracts and reflects incoming light, creating a brilliance comparable to that of a diamond. This technique transformed a functional measuring instrument into a piece of jewelry; The watch became a “cocktail watch” meant to sparkle by candlelight or during evening occasions. The facets often make the dial appear slightly different from different angles, with the subhands and indices sometimes beautifully magnified or multiplied by the refraction of light.

The fan-shaped lugs of this particular model enhance the architectural lines of the cut glass, creating a sparkling whole between the case and the glass.

At Amsterdam Watch Company, we cherish these “gems” because they demonstrate how watchmakers once blurred the lines between technology and jewelry art. Wearing such a watch is like wearing a cut diamond that also happens to tell the time.
Come to our store and experience this brilliant appearance, admire it, and experience what it’s like to wear a piece of jewelry from 1966 in 2026, 60 years later!