OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 208

?SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL RADIAL REGISTERS?

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 31313786, Ref. ST 145.0022-68. Sold on April 13, 1971. Fine and exceptionally rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, radial 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with 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 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500 / USD 4,200 - 5,800

Sold: CHF 33,040

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, black bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, screw-down back with Speedmaster logo, engraved: ?Flight Qualified By NASA For All Manned Space Missions ? The First Watch Worn On The Moon?. D. Black with painted luminous white baton indexes, sunk guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, all with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions. Luminous white ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 861, 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. 42 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

The dial of this watch is exceptionally rare in that the registers bear more complete divisions than is usual, and are laid out in a radial fashion. Ref. ST 145.022-68 The ST 145.022 series of references was launched in 1968, and was the first of the Speedmasters to be fitted with caliber 861.