Duke of Windsor’s Omega Marine Wristwatch

Christie’s records this rectangular Omega Marine as formerly owned by the Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII. After his death the watch passed to Wallis Simpson, creating a documented ownership chain between one of the twentieth century’s most famous royal couples. The object is individually identifiable rather than merely an example of its model, which is important for Arcarel’s object-level record. The cited Christie's source supplies the key provenance, event or institutional facts used here. No unnamed buyer or owner has been inferred, and fields not established by the source are left blank. Its significance comes from the combination of the physical watch and the documented people, events, institutions or market history attached to this specific specimen.

Culture

Swiss

Origin

Switzerland