OMEGAMANIA

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007

LOT 133

?SEAMASTER 1000 PROTOTYPE?

Omega, ?Seamaster, 1000, Professional?,Prototype, movement No. 33110639, Ref. Proto 3-122. Made in 1974. Exceptionally rare and important, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel prototype diver`s watch with date, revolving black bezel and a stainless steel Omega ?shark? bracelet à petites mailles with ?slip-in? clasp. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity and 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 11,000 - 14,000 / USD 15,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 28,320

C. One-body, massive, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, revolving black bezel for decompression timing, with a ?0-60? scale (crazed), side engraved ?Prototype 3-122?; back center with ?anti-slip? grooves, crown-guard protected crown. D. Matte black with painted luminous baton indexes, minute/ seconds divisions, date aperture. Luminous white ?baton? minute hand, luminous orange ?lozenge? hand and luminous white seconds hand. M. Cal. 1002, copper-colored, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 41.5 x 53 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-17-01

Good

Slightly spotted

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is a ?Prototype Seamaster 1000?. Omega used a ?Seamaster 600? dial during the development of the ?Seamaster 1000?, possibly to keep secret the fact that the watch was rated to a further 400 meters of depth. The side of this watch is engraved: ?Prototype 3-122?. The Prototype Seamaster 1000 differed from those produced commercially in its case back design. The prototype has a flat back, while the commercially-produced watches have a slightly curved back. This watch is illustrated in Marco Richon's book page 331.