OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 141

?MEMOMATIC CUSHION?

Omega, ?Seamaster Memomatic?, No. 30017896, Ref. ST 166.0072. Sold on August 16, 1971. Fine and rare, cushion-shaped, self-winding, center seconds, water-resistant, gentleman`s wristwatch with alarm, date and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,000 - 1,300 / USD 1,200 - 1,700

Sold: CHF 4,720

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, three-position alarm setting crown at 2 o´clock, recessed date corrector in the band at 3, winding crown at 4, screw-down back engraved with ?Seamaster? logo, hesalite crystal. D. Gray and black, applied white baton indexes with luminous tips, outer minute/ seconds divisions on a gray reserve, date aperture, two inner gray revolving discs for the alarm, an orange triangle for the hours and a double orange line for the minutes. Luminous white ?baton? hands, orange seconds hand. M. Cal. 980, copper-colored, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapment, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movment signed. Dim. 40 x 43 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The Memomatic line was launched in 1970. It was the world´s first self-winding alarm wristwatch with just one barrel, allowing for the simultaneous winding of both the timekeeping and alarm functions. In the alarm function, a hammer strikes a vibrating blade. The Memomatic was also the first alarm wristwatch in which the alarm could be set to the exact minute.