Omega Genève steel 132.019

The Genève line was introduced in 1952 and sat at the top of OMEGA's model line of hand-wind watches throughout the 1950s. The cases featured elegantly chamfered lugs, and the indexes were made of gold. The 30mm movements, while no different from those used in other models of the period, had achieved notable success in the Geneva Observatory Trials.

In 1945 an early version won first prize, which was followed by other awards and records set during the 1950s. So, Omega chose to use Genève as a reference to those successes, and obviously applied the name to a high-end model.

This watch is a steel Omega, reference 132.019 "Century" version circa 1965, with manual caliber 611.
It has a linen dial with gold coin markers, steel "baton" spheres.
Diameter 34 crown excluded. Crown is original Omega.

It has the manual caliber 611 has date display without quick release (to be later introduced starting with caliber 613).
The conditions are awesome and It was paired with a green lizard strap.
It's a quintessentially understated yet elegant model, reflecting both the quality of Omega and ethos of the period very well.