OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 143

SO-CALLED ?ANAKIN SKYWALKER?

Omega, ?Seamaster?, No. 32201912, Ref. ST 145.0023. Sold on December 23, 1971. Fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, tungsten-bombarded ?1200 Vickers? stainless steel diver`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tachometer 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 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,500 / USD 2,500 - 3,300

Sold: CHF 7,316

C. Two-body, ?Pilot-line?, massive, polished, inclined tungsten bezel, integral crown and pusher guard, hooded lugs, screw-down back with Seamaster logo. D. Black with applied luminous steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds in black, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers in red, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions on a blue reserve, outermost white inclined tachometer scale graduated to 500 UPH. Luminous black and white ?baton? hands, orange chronograph hands. M. Cal. 861, coppercolored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44.5 x 51 mm. Thickness 14.6 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-55

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. ST 145.0023 was launched in 1970. One of two watches in the durable metal collection, this watch has had its bezel bombarded with a coating of tungsten, which is a hard, scratch-resistant metal. The movement in these watches is ?suspended? in a separate container within the case between two o-rings, to afford maximum shock protection. This reference is called the ?Anakin Skywalker? by collectors. For a further note, see the next lot. Cal. 861 was create in 1968. It was formerly called ?27 CHRO C12? and used on second generation ?moon watches?.