OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 218

?SPEEDMASTER SPEEDSONIC? SO-CALLED ?LOBSTER?

Omega ?Chronometer, Speedsonic, 300 Hz?, No. 38422177, Ref. ST 188.0001 / 388.0800. Sold on December 9, 1976. Fine and rare stainless steel gentleman?s electronic wristwatch with square button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tachometer, day, date and Omega stainless steel ?lobster? bracelet. This watch is sold with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

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

Sold: CHF 7,670

C.Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back with embossed ?Seamaster? logo, brushed case with rounded band and large square pushers, hooded lugs, polished bezel edge. D. Gray, mirrored, with luminous steel indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and the 30-minute registers, outer minutes and 1/5 second divisions, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1255, diapason tuning fork for swinging element, frequency of 300 Hz. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm. Dim. 44 x 46 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref . ST 388.0800 Launched in 1973, it was available with gray or blue mirrored dial, as well as in stainless steel on a leather band (Ref. ST 188.0001). This reference is called the ?lobster? by collectors due to its bracelet design, which resembles a lobster?s tail. It is one of the most sought-after electronic watches ever produced. Although the five ?Speedsonic? references are considered by some to be either a separate line of watches or part of the Seamaster line, in all the official Omega documents as well as the ?Omega Saga? book, they are clearly part of the ?Speedmaster? line.