76,800 HKD
Seamaster 1000 Omega, “Seamaster, 1000m/3300 ft, Professional”, Ref. ST 166.0093. Made in the 1970’s. Fine and rare, self-winding, center seconds, water-resistant, stainless steel diver’s watch with date, crown at 9 o´clock, revolving black bezel and a stainless steel Omega “shark” bracelet à petites mailles, with “slip-in” clasp. One-body, massive, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, revolving black bezel for decompression timing, with a “0-60” scale and white Arabic numerals, crown at 9 o´clock protected by crown guard, back curved, with anti-slip grooves. Matte blue with painted luminous baton indexes, minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton minute hand, luminous orange lozenge hand and luminous white seconds hand. Cal. 1002, copper-colored, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 41.5 x 53 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx overall length 175 mm. Notes Ref. ST 166.0093 Launched in 1971, the Seamaster 1000 was the first diver’s watch to be rated to a depth of 1000 meters. Though the winding crown is at 9 o’clock, these watches were made to be worn on the left arm. The crown was placed at 9 to minimize the risk of damaging or inadvertently manipulating the crown while submerged.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08
