With a new year comes a spectacular showcase designer watch from Omega and it looks like the Omega Constellation Baguette watch is really set to make a big impression.

The dial consists of 146 baguette and trapeze diamonds that are invisibly set in a ’supernova’ structure, which will make it difficult to see the 18k white gold that has been used to for the watch’s case between the diamonds.  Behind the star shape on the dial you will also find a small mother-of-pearl disc.

It is believed that the Omega master jewellers have hand selected and cut each diamond especially.  So meticulous is the selection process that were a diamond to need replacing, the job would take as long as making an entirely new watch!  The mechanical movement consists of an Omega Caliber 8421 Co-Axial escapement.

This ladies watch is so far one of a kind and it is uncertain as to whether Omega will make any more and with over 30 carats of diamonds, it will be interesting to see what sort of price it fetches!

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• A is for ARNOLD, JOHN - English Watchmaker (Born 1736, died 1799).  John Arnold and his rival, Thomas Earnshaw were the first to produce chronometers in significant quantities.  Arnold set up a small factory in Essex in 1788 where he was the first to produce a pocket chronometer.  He turned his attention to more accurate timepieces, eventually inventing one of such quality that Captain James Cook used it on his south sea voyages!

John Arnold

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