164,000 CHF
Omega, "Speedmaster" Collection, Ref. 3599.97, No III/V HC. Made in 1998. Extremely rare and impressive attaché case containing 23 Speedmaster watches. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, tachometer graduation on the black bezel, to 500 units per hour, sapphire crystal. Black, with luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and the 12-hour registers, each watch bearing the logo of a space mission. Luminous “bâton” hands. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Notes In tribute to the 40th anniversary of the legendary 'Speedmaster Professional' in 1997 and the 150th anniversary of Omega, an exceptional collection of 23 Speedmaster watches was assembled, presented in an attaché case covered in genuine spacesuit material. A special series of 22 Speedmaster watches, each with a different official NASA logo on its dial at 9 o'clock, symbolizes the most important space missions, from Gemini V in August 1965 to Skylab SL-4 in November 1973. The collection also includes a replica of the original 1957 Speedmaster with matte black dial, satin-finished steel bezel with tachometric scale, applied OMEGA logo, luminous hands, and arrow-tipped hour hand. The spacesuit material covering the attaché case will take on a patina with time. The Omega Speedmaster attaché case was produced in a numbered limit
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
