10,200 HKD
Omega “Speedmaster Professional Mark III, Automatic”, movement No. 34246228, Ref. ST 176.0002. Sold on November 13, 1972. Fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneaushaped, stainless steel wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, 12-hour register, central minute recorder, tachometer, 24-hours with night/day indication, and a stainless steel Omega “Holzer” bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and a modern Omega box. To be sold without reserve Two-body, “Pilot-line”, brushed, screwed-down case back with engraved “Seamaster” logo, hooded lugs. Satiné blue with faceted black painted indexes, luminous dots, inner Arabic five minutes, outer minute/fifth second scale, outermost tachometer scale graduated to 500UPH, subsidiary dials for the 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 and black central “jet” hand, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton hands. Cal. 1040, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 52 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Approx overall length 175 mm. Notes Ref. ST 176.0002, launched in 1971, holds a unique place in the Omega collection of the 1970’s. Its case is from the Pilot line of cases which was used for the Flightmaster and the
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-27
