OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 278

?1894, JAPAN SET?

Three fine and rare 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatches, each made in a limited edition in 1994 for the Japanese market to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Omega. This lot is sold with boxes, Certificates of Authenticity, and 2-year Omega guarantees.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel with mirror-polish, downturned lugs, back individually numbered and engraved: ?Limited Edition?, sapphire crystals. 1) ?Silver and Bronze?, No. 957/1894, movement No. 21107605, Ref. BG 125.1894. D. Two-color silver and bronze with applied pink gold baton indexes in a bronze frame, silver center, outer minute divisions with five minute pink gold dot markers on a silver reserve, sunk silver subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?feuille? hands. 2) ?Blue and Bronze?, No. 1573/1894, movement No. 21100339, Ref. BG 125.1894. D. Two-color blue and bronze with applied pink gold dot indexes and Roman numerals on a bronze reserve, blue center with two perpendicular bronze lines, outer minute divisions, sunk bronze subsidiary dial. Pink gold ?feuille? hands. 3) ?Bronze and Blue?, No. 1652/1894, movement No. 21100359, Ref. BG 125.1894.. D. Two-color bronze and blue with applied pink gold dot indexes and Roman numerals on a blue reserve, bronze center with two perpendicular black lines, outer minute divisions, sunk bronze subsidiary dial. Pink gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 269, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement , monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dials, cases, and movements signed. Diam. 35.8 mm. Thickness 10 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

The watches of the present lot are a special collection of ?1894? watches that was made in a limited edition expressly for the Japanese market. It differed from the ?1894? collection marketed in the rest of the world in its dial design.