6,490 CHF
“CONSTELLATION PUPITRE ELECTROQUARTZ, RED DATE” Omega, “Constellation, Electroquartz, f8192 Hz”, No. 1202, Ref. BA 196.005. Made in 1970. Fine and very rare, rectangular, “pupitre”, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s assymetric wristwatch with red date and an 18K yellow gold Omega bracelet with deployant clasp.Accompanied by the original certificate and guarantee. This watch is sold with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee. Two-body, brushed, inclined bezel, half-hooded lugs, back secured with four screws, crown at 9, sapphire crystal. Bronzed with applied inclined indexes, inner minute/seconds division, Omega logo on red medallion at 12 o`clock, date aperture in red. White “baton” hands, red center seconds hand. Cal. 1300 “Beta 21”, 13 jewels, with quartz standardization. Dim. 36.8 x 42 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Notes Ref. BA 196.005 was launched in 1970. Although it was intended to be worn on the left arm, the winding crown was placed at 9 because the watch never requires winding and the movement was so accurate that adjustment was only required when one changed time zones, or at the end of the month. Caliber Beta 2 In 1962 the Centre Electronique Horloger was founded by a group of 21 Swiss watchmakers, including Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Omega, Piaget and Patek Philippe, to develop an electronic movement for use in wristwatches. The result was the Beta 21, a 13 jewel, 8Khz quartz module first seen in prototype form in 1967. In 1968 an
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-04-15
