OMEGAMANIA
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007
LOT 202
?SPEEDMASTER ALPHA FIRST GENERATION?
Omega, ?Speedmaster?, No. 17302974, Ref. CK 2998-1. Sold on September 7, 1960.
Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s
wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, black bezel with tachometer
graduated to 500 UPH and a stainless steel Omega bracelet and deployant clasp. This watch is sold
with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.
Property of an Italian Collector
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,500 / USD 2,500 - 3,300
Sold: CHF 30,680
C. Three body, solid, polished, case back engraved with Speedmaster logo, hesalite crystal. D. Black with painted luminous baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, applied Omega logo at 12. Luminous steel ?alpha? hands. Luminous white ?dot? chronograph hand. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. CK 2998-1
was launched in 1959, and was the successor to the ?Broad Arrow?, reference CK 2915. This reference
differed from its predecessor in that the ?Broad Arrow? hands were replaced with ?Alpha? hands, and the
steel bezel with one with a black insert. There were two generations of this reference; the first, as in the present
lot, with large ?dot? chronograph hand, the second with ?baton? chronograph hand. This reference is
sometimes known as the ?pre-moon? by collectors.
Cal. 321
with column wheel, was created in 1946. It was formerly called ?27 CHRO C12 T2? and was used on first
generation ?moon watches?. The caliber was replaced in 1968 with cam-caliber 861.