20,000 CHF
OMEGA CLOISONNE DIAL AIR FORCE Omega, movement No. 17577504, case No. 14720 1. Made circa 1954. Fine and unusual, indirect center-seconds 18k yellow gold wristwatch with later customized cloisonné enamel on 18K gold dial depicting airplanes in flight and a gilt Omega buckle. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on back. Polychrome cloisonne enamel on gold, depicting airplanes in the sky and a coastal map, applied gold dot hour indexes. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 285, 13''', copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Notes Dial, case and movement signed, reverse of dial with indistinct signature and 750 gold punch mark. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-09
