OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 266

?FIRST GENERATION FLIGHTMASTER?

Omega, ?flightmaster?, No. 29131668, Ref. ST 145.013. Sold on October 27, 1969. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time-zone, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, 24 hour indication and a stainless steel Omega bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and instruction manual. This watch is sold with a Certificate of Authenticity and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 2,800 - 3,200

EUR 1,800 - 2,000 / USD 2,300 - 2,700

Sold: CHF 9,440

C. Two-body, polished, brushed, screw-down case back engraved with the ?flightmaster? logo, hooded lugs, crowns at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for second time-zone. D. Anthracite, luminous indexes, outer white ?checkerboard? fifth second timing scale, outermost revolving ring for the 60 minutes, black subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and the 24-hours with day-night indication in brown and black. Luminous white ?baton? hands for the time functions, orange hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 910, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. ST 145.013 launched in 1971, it is the first of three distinct generations of ?flightmaster? and was intended for pilots and intercontinental travelers.