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Omega bracelet 1039

Probable

Flat-link steel bracelet fitted to Speedmaster references of the late 1960s and 1970s. Omega bracelets of the period were supplied by Gay Frères, whose own mark appears on the underside of the clasp on many examples — a supplier attribution the catalog records rather than absorbing into the brand.

Part reference

Part reference
1039
Brand
Omega
Maker
Gay Frères (supplier attribution; period dependent)
Material
Stainless steel
Identifying marks
Bracelet number stamped on the clasp; end-piece number stamped on the end links; supplier mark on the clasp underside on many examples.

Open questions

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Gay Frères attribution on Omega bracelets

Which Omega bracelet references were supplied by Gay Frères, and over what period does the supplier mark appear?

Best current answer

Gay Frères supplied bracelets to Omega during the relevant period and its mark appears on the clasp underside of many examples. The precise reference-by-reference and year-by-year mapping is not established, so the component record carries the attribution as period-dependent rather than as fact.

Conflicting claims

Collector sources agree on the supplier relationship but not on which references and years carry the mark. No Omega parts documentation covering supplier attribution has been located.

Documented on these references

No reference fitments are documented for this part yet.

Provenance of this record

Sources & Evidence

Secondary sourceSpecialist publication

Goldberger, John — Omega Speedmaster (Moonwatch Only)

Mondani Editore / La Sirène

Published
2014-01-01

Cited for

This referenceProbable

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