$1,800
Speedmaster Professional Omega, No. 31617096, Ref. 145022-78 ST. Made in the 1970’s. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Three-body, polished and brushed, dust cover, screwed-down case back engraved: First Watch Worn on the Moon, Flight- Qualified by Nasa for All Manned Space Missions, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 UPH, stylized lapidated lugs. Black with luminous bâton indexes, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white "bâton" hands. Cal. 861, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-18
