Omega De Ville watch

Andrew Grima counted Queen Elizabeth II among his clients. The Emerald line is distinguished by the generous proportions of its emerald, quartz or mineral glass crystals. Initially, the pieces were reserved for the high-end Constellation, but as the Emerald line grew, they were increasingly found on the entry-level De Ville line. The Emerald line was only produced at Omega until 1973, but it left a lasting impression. Mr. Grima has received an impressive number of awards, including twelve Diamonds-International Awards. He was the first jeweler to win the Queen’s Award for Export in 1966 and is the only jeweler to have won the Duke of Edinburgh Prize for Elegant Design. In 1970, around the same time as he was designing for Omega, he was appointed Jeweler to Her Majesty The Queen of England. Omega entrusted him with the creation of an avant-garde collection of great aesthetics. Grima was given carte blanche and chose to stick to one principle: he would create the watch around the dial, whatever its shape or size.