OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 268

?GOLD FLIGHTMASTER?

Omega, ?flightmaster?, No. 31631464, Ref. BA 345.0801. Sold on April 21, 1971. Very fine and exceptionally rare, two time-zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold aviator`s wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers and an 18K yellow gold Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by original wooden fitted box and certificate. This watch is sold with a Certificate of Authenticity and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000 / USD 17,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 49,560

C. Two-body, massive, polished and brushed, screw-down back with ?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, sapphire crystal. D. Gold with gold and black baton indexes, outer seconds/minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, outer revolving ring with black Arabic five-minute markers for the 60 minutes, subsidiary dials for the gray and black 24-hours with day/night indication, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous black ?baton? hands, 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, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Notes

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time an example of this reference has been offered at auction in such pristine condition, still retaining its original fitted box and certificate. The present watch is only the second example of this reference to have been sold by Antiquorum. Ref. BA 345.0801 was launched in 1971 and was produced in 200 examples, the first of which was delivered to King Hussein of Jordan.