Omega
Frisson d'Or | A yellow gold set designed by Gilbert Albert featuring a bracelet watch, two rings, a pair of ear clips and a brooch | Circa 1970
Auction Closed
April 3, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 12,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Watch
A secret yellow gold bracelet watch
Circa 1970
Dial: gilt
Calibre: cal. 640 manual winding, 17 jewels
Movement number: 23'209'877
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on back
Case number: A47699, 7148
Closure: 18k yellow gold Omega bracelet and locking clasp
Size: 23 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 160 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
Two rings
size 58, numbered, maker’s mark; each unsigned
size 48, numbered, maker’s mark; each unsigned
Ear clips
Ear clips numbered C.970, French import assay marks for 18 carat gold, maker's mark
Clip fittings with good tension. Stamped DEPOSE.
Brooch
Brooch numbered C.305 French import assay marks for 18 carat gold, maker's mark, stamped 750 and DEPOSE
Brooch fitting secured.
Omega Frisson d'Or – The Celestial Adornment
Forged in the visionary mind of Geneva-born jeweler Gilbert Albert, the Frisson d'Or is a parure but also a cosmic alignment of design and craftsmanship. Born in the 1970s, an era when jewelry and horology blurred into wearable art, this Omega creation radiates like a golden celestial body surrounded by its orbiting moons.
A master of organic, sculptural forms, Albert brought the unpredictable beauty of nature into his work, pushing gold to its limits. Crafted entirely in yellow gold, this set includes a bracelet watch, two rings, a pair of ear clips, and a brooch—each piece pulsing with the energy of a distant star. Its textured surfaces evoke shifting dunes on an alien world or the molten heart of a newborn planet, embodying the avant-garde spirit that defined Albert’s career.
A stratospheric masterpiece, Frisson d'Or is a fragment of the cosmos, shaped by human hands yet untethered from earthly constraints—luxury reimagined as an interstellar phenomenon.
A similar watch and ring are illustrated in Marco Richon, Omega; A Journey through time, 2007, p 730.