1,200 CHF
Mark III Omega, “Automatic, Speedmaster, Mark III”, No. 15998, Ref. ST 176.002. This reference was launched in 1971. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, round-button chronograph, 12-hour register, central minute recorder, tachometer, the 24 hours with night/day indication, and a stainless steel articulated Omega bracelet and deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve Two-body, “Pilot”, brushed, screw-down case back engraved with Seamaster logo, overlapping hooded lugs. Black with luminous baton indexes, inner Arabic five minute markers, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, outermost tachometer scale graduated to 500 units per hour, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 12-hour registers, the 24 hours with night/day indication by means of an arrow on a revolving disc, 60-minute register by means of a white central “jet” hand, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton hands. Cal 1040, copper-colored, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim 41 x 52 mm. Thickness. 16 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16
