22,420 CHF
“DDR SAVONETTE” Omega, No. 2520357, case No. 5192558, Ref. 843.2. Made in 1916 for the Russian market. Very fine and exceptionally rare, hunting-cased, 18K yellow gold, keyless pocket chronometer, one of a series of 60 examples of “20’’’ DDR savonnette” movements produced. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity and 2-year Omega guarantee. Four-body, “bassine”, solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with bold Paris numerals, outer black minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel “Breguet” hands. Cal. 20 SO DDR NN, maillechort, fish scale decoration, 23 jewels, 18 in gold chatons, Guillaume balance with gold and platinum timing screws, 2 diamond endstones, blued steel Breguet balance spring, excentric cam regulator, gold wheel train. Diam. 54.7 mm. Property of a German Collector Notes The present lot is equipped with the famous DDR caliber and received a “Bulletin de Premiere Classe” from the Observatoire de Neuchatel on December 20th, 1915. The DDR caliber is without doubt one of the finest calibers produced during the 20th Century and was largely responsible for Omega’s reputation as makers of the finest precision watches at the beginning of the 20th Century. Cal. 20 SO DDR NN S = Savonnette O = Omega caliber DDR = 23 jewels, 18 chatons, 2 diamond endstones, Observatory chronometer snail regulator. NN = New Negative time-setting Guillaume balance In 1899, Dr. Charles Edouard Guillaume noticed that steel with an addition of 4
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-04-15
