This textured,
Sterling Silver box (or
“Casket”, as referred to by
Omega), accompanied one the brand’s most premium offerings of the late 1950s - the
Omega Constellation. Originally introduced in 1952, following the the highly-successful
"Centenary", the
Omega Constellation was designed as a luxury dress-watch, manufactured to achieve Chronometer status by the
Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (or
COSC).