7,080 CHF
“SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL MILE TELEMETER” Omega, “Speedmaster Professional”, No. 24013716, Ref. ST 105.012-65. Sold on November 2, 1966. Very fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, mile telemeter scale and a stainless steel Omega buckle. This watch is sold with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee. Property of a French Gentleman Three-body, polished and brushed, integral crown and pusher guard, black bezel with mile telemeter scale, lyre lugs, screw-down case back with Speedmaster logo. Black with luminous painted baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, outermost 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white “baton” hands. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Notes The present lot is unusual in that it bears the name “Speedmaster Professional”, which was first used on the Ref. ST 145.012. This is due to the delivery date, November 2, 1966, by which time the Ref. ST 145.012 “Speedmaster Professional” was in production. Omega no doubt placed the most up-to-date dial on the watch at the time of delivery. It is extremely rare to find this reference with telemeter scale. Ref. ST 105.0
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-04-15
