O’REILLYS Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction Starting 21st September 2022 at 1pm

By the late 1960s when the Apollo astronauts were is- sued with gold Omegas (worn on the sleeve of their spacesuits) and during the 1980s when Space Shuttle crews were issued with digital Omega watches, the fu- ture of the wristwatch seemed assured for evermore. However, in the 1990s everything changed when Nokia perfected a truly por table mobile phone and in 2007 when Apple introduced the smartphone.These phones could tell the time and many of the Millennial generation abandoned their wristwatches. But nothing stays the same and much like the WWI officers, strapping your timepiece to your wrist had its advantages. Wrist- watches were also useful for their decorative appeal and to project an image both for ladies and gentlemen alike. Fast forward to today and you will see different brands project- ing different im- ages, such as Tag Heuer for spor ts, Breitling for wannabe “Top Guns”, Omega for athletes and James Bond types - up to Car tier for high fashion and of course Rolex for exclusivity and wealth. At O’Reilly’s we have up to 50 watches on offer at our monthly auctions. All are pre-owned and therefore VAT free. Prices are more akin to trade prices rather than retail so log on to www.or - eillysfinear t.com and you can also call in to view in the week prior to each auction. For a genuine retro look, you may also find the occasional gold pocket watch - still working 100 years later! 5 TIMED ONLINE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES & SILVER • WEDNESDAY, 21st SEPT 2022 AT 1PM Lot 438 Lot 149