OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 25

SEAMASTER CHRONOSTOP

Omega, ?Seamaster Chronostop?, No. 27056031, Ref. ST 145.008. Delivered on September 23, 1967. Fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round-button chronograph and a stainless steel Omega bracelet and deployant clasp. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity, and 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,300 - 2,000 / USD 1,700 - 2,500

Sold: CHF 4,484

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, button at 2 o`clock for start/stop and returnto- zero functions, button at 10 o`clock to operate revolving inner bezel, case back engraved with logo and the words ?Waterproof, Tested 120M?, hesalite crystal. D. Black with applied polished steel baton indexes and luminous dots, luminous marker at 12 o`clock, outer seconds/minute and 1/5th seconds divisions on a white ring, inner rotating black bezel with white Arabic 5-minute markers. Luminous white ?baton? hands. Orange chronograph seconds hand. M. Cal. 865, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 41 x 46 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm. From the Collection of Fabrizio Mauri


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. ST 145.008 was officially launched in 1966. Cal. 865 was created in 1966. This type of simplified chronograph is sometimes also called ?Stop-Second Watch?, displaying times to 1/5th of a second.