Omega Ref. 568.18

OMEGA REF. 568.18 LARGE EARLY AVIATOR'S SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH Omega, movement No. 4012255, case No. 5243238, Ref. 568.18. Made circa 1915. Very fine and extremely rare, large and early, silver wristwatch with single-button chronograph and register. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Case also with German silver marks. Notes DIAM. 46 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Featuring the exact same dial as the watch belonging to Lawrence of Arabia (see Antiquorum Geneva November 2000, lot 8), early large silver chronographs are extremely rare. For a similar watch, see Omega Saga by Marco Richon, page 526.