u/Blueberry12345_

I feel so lucky that I got to inherit my grandmothers old Omega watches. She passed many years ago and they had just been laying in my mothers drawer since then as I wasn’t interested in watches back then and was too young to fully appreciate them. My mother dug them out from the drawer two months ago and the restoration proces began.

Both watches sadly at some point had unoriginal straps attached to them, so I began looking for vintage Omega straps for both. It was quite hard finding one for the smallest (Ladymatic) as it’s only 9 mm! It’s so tiny and dainty.

I had the Ladymatic serviced and it’s running perfectly now. It’s from 1965 and it’s in great condition. The De Ville Quartz is a watch my grandmother was gifted from my grandfather at a later point for their wedding anniversary. Sadly because it’s been laying for so many years, the battery acid has leaked and the watchmaker couldn’t fix it. I haven’t given up yet and I’m trying to source a watchmaker that perhaps has some old parts for the watch, but it seems almost impossible. Do any of you have any experience with restoring old quartz watches? If I can’t get it fixed, I’m considering just wearing it as jewelry from time to time as I love the history behind it.

The last picture is showing how they looked with their unoriginal straps.

I feel so lucky that I got to inherit my grandmothers old Omega watches. She passed many years ago and they had just been laying in my mothers drawer since then as I wasn’t interested in watches back then and was too young to fully appreciate them. My mother dug them out from the drawer two months ago and the restoration proces began.

Both watches sadly at some point had unoriginal straps attached to them, so I began looking for vintage Omega straps for both. It was quite hard finding one for the smallest (Ladymatic) as it’s only 9 mm! It’s so tiny and dainty.

I had the Ladymatic serviced and it’s running perfectly now. It’s from 1965 and it’s in great condition. The De Ville Quartz is a watch my grandmother was gifted from my grandfather at a later point for their wedding anniversary. Sadly because it’s been laying for so many years, the battery acid has leaked and the watchmaker couldn’t fix it. I haven’t given up yet and I’m trying to source a watchmaker that perhaps has some old parts for the watch, but it seems almost impossible. Do any of you have any experience with restoring old quartz watches? If I can’t get it fixed, I’m considering just wearing it as jewelry from time to time as I love the history behind it.

The last picture is showing how they looked with their unoriginal straps.

Does any of you mix metals when it comes to your rings? Almost all of my jewelry is white gold and I’m considering getting a JUC small ring for my index finger - however I’m very much in doubt whether i should go with white gold again or maybe try gold or rose gold to mix it up?

If you mix metals - do you have any pictures for inspiration? Or any good thoughts on the matter?

These are my rings on my right hand at the moment (I normally wear more neautral/nude nail polish), and the new ring would be for my index finger.

I wear an engagement ring on the finger of my other hand and it’s also in white gold.