OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 13

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional, 1965 ? 2005?, No. 0442/2005, movement No. 77142159, Ref. SU 145.0229. Sold on September 20, 2005. Made in a limited edition of 2005 examples in 2005 to mark the 40th anniversary of the first spacewalk. Fine, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, blue bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH and a stainless steel bracelet and Omega foldover clasp engraved: ?Speedmaster Professional?. Case back numbered and engraved circularly in black at the rim: ?40th Anniversary ? First Spacewalk?. Colored medallion in the center of the case back commemorating the first spacewalk with the words: ?Gemini 4 ? First Spacewalk ? Mc Divitt, White?. Accompanied by the original box and certificate, this watch is sold with Certificate of Authenticity, and 2-year Omega guarantee.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, back engraved and with medallion in the center beneath a crystal back commemorating the first spacewalk. D. Midnight blue with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, sunk guilloché subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodiumplated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.