OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 233

?LAST MAN ON THE MOON, NO. 1?

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 0001/3000, case No. 77076435, Ref. SU 345.0226. Made in a limited edition of 3000 examples in 2002. Fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Omega bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and press kit. This watch is sold with a 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 7,080

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, crown and pusher with integral guard, black bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, screw-down back numbered and engraved: ?E.A. Cernan ? Apollo XVII ? 12.14. 1972 ? Last Man On The Moon? with the Apollo XVII emblem at the center. D. Black with painted luminous white baton indexes, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions. Luminous white ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometric regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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Ref. SU 345.0226 was made in a limited edition of 3000 examples in 2002 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Apollo XVII mission. This was NASA?s sixth and last manned lunar landing mission of the 20th century, and marked the end of the Apollo space program. The emblem depicts the god Apollo and the American eagle with three stars representing the three members of the Apollo XVII team: Commander Eugene A. Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt.