Vintage Longines Opal Mosaic Dial 34mm Diamond Bezel 18k White Gold Watch

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Vintage Longines 1973 watch features a spectacular mosaic black opal inlay dial with 44 round brilliant diamonds totaling 0.66 carats … Read more Vintage Longines 1973 watch features a spectacular mosaic black opal inlay dial with 44 round brilliant diamonds totaling 0.66 carats in a prong-set bezel, set in a stainless steel case with an 18K white gold wide textured bracelet.

Manual wind, 34mm, 18K gold bracelet 66.90 grams, 7-inch length, 8.5/10 condition.

Product Specifications:
Item Type: Vintage Luxury Ladies Diamond Opal Bracelet Watch
Brand: Longines
Case Material: Stainless steel
Bracelet Material: 18K White gold
Bracelet Weight: 66.90 grams (18K gold)
Bracelet Length: 7 inches
Case Size: 34mm
Movement: Manual wind
Condition: 8.5/10
Circa: 1973

Diamond Details:
Type: Round brilliant diamonds
Total Carat Weight: 0.66 carats
Quantity: 44 stones
Setting: Prong-set bezel surrounding cushion-square case

Dial Details:
Dial Type: Mosaic black opal inlay
Construction: Multiple opal fragment pieces inlaid to create continuous shimmering surface
Color Play: Blue, green, purple, red iridescence across opal mosaic
Hands: Gold-tone sword hands

About The Setting:
The mosaic opal dial is the defining and most extraordinary feature of this piece — dozens of natural black opal fragments have been individually cut and assembled in a puzzle-like mosaic pattern across the full cushion-square dial face, each fragment displaying its own flash of blue-green-purple play-of-color that shifts and shimmers with every movement of the wrist. The result is a dial that functions less as a timekeeping interface and more as a gemstone artwork in miniature, with no two viewing angles producing the same color display. The 44 round brilliant diamonds encircling the case in a continuous prong-set bezel add a ring of white fire around the opal's multicolor play, while the wide 18K white gold textured bracelet — weighing 66.90 grams of solid gold — provides the material foundation that makes this as much a fine jewelry piece as it is a watch.

About The Stones:
Black opal, from Lightning Ridge in New South Wales, Australia, is widely regarded as the world's most valuable and visually spectacular gemstone on a per-carat basis — the dark body tone of black opal provides the darkest backdrop against which the play-of-color phenomenon reads with maximum intensity and saturation. The mosaic inlay technique used on this dial allowed the watchmaker to cover the entire dial surface with opal material that would be impossible to source as a single piece of this size, creating a continuous color field that is unique in character — no two mosaic opal dials have ever been or could ever be identical. The 0.66 carats of round brilliant bezel diamonds complete the setting with standard Longines precision-set quality. See less