$3,600
Second Generation Flightmaster, Pilote Omega, flightmaster, Pilote, No. 33318523, Ref. ST 145.036. Made circa 1972. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time zone, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator’s wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down back with flightmaster logo, hooded lugs. Color-keyed crowns at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for second time zone, sapphire crystal. Tricolor anthracite, silver and black with luminous painted baton indexes, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, outer revolving ring with white Arabic five-minute markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30- minute registers. Luminous white baton hands, yellow cadmium-coated hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. Cal. 911, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 43 mm. Thickness 15 m.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-10-17
