$3,250
Omega - Speedmaster Mark III Omega, “Automatic, Speedmaster, Mark III”, No. R15830, Ref. 176.002. This reference was launched in 1971. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel pilot’s wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, 12-hour register, central minute recorder, tachometer, the 24 hours with night/day indication and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet. Two-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back engraved with Seamaster logo, overlapping hooded lugs. Bicolor blue and silver with steel baton indexes and luminous dots, inner Arabic five minute markers, outer 1/5th seconds scale, outermost tachometer scale graduated to 500 units per hour, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 12-hour register, the 24 hours with night/day indication by means of an arrow on a revolving disc, 60-minute register by means of a orange 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, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim 41 x 52 mm. Thickness. 16 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-10