{"product_id":"omega-de-ville-ufo","title":"Omega De Ville “UFO”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew watches capture the \u003cstrong\u003espirit of the early 1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e as convincingly as the \u003cstrong\u003eOmega De Ville Ref. 166.094\u003c\/strong\u003e. Often nicknamed “\u003cstrong\u003eUFO\u003c\/strong\u003e” or “\u003cstrong\u003eDisco Volante\u003c\/strong\u003e”, its extraordinary monobloc steel case abandons conventional watchmaking proportions in favour of a broad, sculptural silhouette that feels almost engineered rather than designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring approximately \u003cstrong\u003e40 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ecase\u003c\/strong\u003e was remarkably large for its era. Its flat, expansive architecture, integrated profile and clean surfaces are a direct expression of the Space Age aesthetic that defined the period — an era fascinated by aerospace, futuristic materials, technological progress and the visual language of the machine age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmega was one of the great protagonists of this period. The company was not simply producing conventional watches with new colours and shapes: throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, Omega experimented extensively with case architecture, automatic movements and unconventional designs, creating watches that today have become some of the most recognisable expressions of mid-century modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the De Ville is powered by the \u003cstrong\u003eautomatic Calibre 1002\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Omega’s important 1000-series movements, with the date discreetly positioned at 3 o’clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is completed with the \u003cstrong\u003eorignal\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ebox\u003c\/strong\u003e and an \u003cstrong\u003ehandmade grey Louisiana alligator strap\u003c\/strong\u003e, chosen to complement the silver dial and emphasise the restrained, architectural character of the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efascinating piece of Omega design history — and a particularly strong example of how vintage watchmaking can intersect with industrial design and the Space Age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58708679688576,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/4738\/7269\/files\/914B041F-7D00-43B9-9337-94350E8ADE3F.png?v=1786795905","url":"https:\/\/luxotimefirenze.com\/products\/omega-de-ville-ufo","provider":"Luxo Time Firenze","version":"1.0","type":"link"}