OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 282

?MICHAEL SCHUMACHER SPEEDMASTER SET?

Very fine and rare set of four stainless steel and one 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatches with chronograph, each commemorating a milestone in Michael Schumacher?s racing career. These watches are sold with boxes, Certificates of Authenticity, and 2-year Omega guarantees.

1) ?Speedmaster, Automatic, Chronometer?, No. 380, movement No. 78019061, Ref. BG 178.0029. Made in a limited edition of 555 examples in 2003. Fine and very rare, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatch with round-button chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, tachometer, date and an 18K pink gold bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, bezel with tachometer graduation to 300 UPH, back engraved: ?Michael Schumacher ? Five Times World Champion ? 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002?, sapphire crystal. D. Black with faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds division, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, date aperture at 6. Luminous pink gold ?broad arrow? hands. M. Cal. 3303, C.O.S.C. certified, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.
2) ?Speedmaster, Automatic, Racing?, No. 3996, movement No. 57590022, Ref. SU 175.0040. Made in a limited edition of 4000 examples in 2000 to celebrate Michael Schumacher?s Formula 1 World Championship. Fine, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round-button chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, bezel with tachometer graduated to 300 UPH, case back engraved with signature and ?Speedmaster Racing ? Michael Schumacher? in black and ?World Champion 2000? in red. D. Checkered two-tone silver, luminous baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions overlaid at the outer edge with a red circle and baton five minute markers, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous black ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 3220, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 47 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
3) ?Speedmaster, Automatic?, No. 01578, movement No. 57846626, Ref. SS 375.0086. Made in a numbered edition of 11111 examples in 2001, to celebrate Michael Schumacher?s Formula 1 Championship. Fine, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with 12-hour and 30-minute registers, date, tachometer and a stainless steel bracelet with concealed Omega deployant clasp. C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, case back engraved with signature and ?Speedmaster Racing ? Michael Schumacher? in black and ?World Champion 2001? in red, sapphire crystal. D. Carbon fiber, painted luminous baton indexes with a red outline and an extra-large luminous Arabic 1 with red outline, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds division, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, date aperture at 3. Luminous steel ?baton? hands, luminous white chronograph hand. M. Cal. 1152, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
4) ?Speedmaster, Automatic, Racing?, No. 0375, movement No. 58333204, Ref. SU 375.0087. Made in a limited edition of 5555 examples in 2002 to celebrate Michael Schumacher?s fifth Formula 1 title. Fine, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round-button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, triple date, 24-hour indication, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH , case back engraved with signature and ?Speedmaster Racing ? Michael Schumacher? in black and ?World Champion 2002? in red, sapphire crystal. D. Carbon fiber, painted luminous baton indexes with a red outline, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, outer graduation for the date in white Arabic numerals with a red outline, apertures for the days of the week and the months at 12, sunk subsidiary dials for the 24-hour, 12-hour (with white and black checkered background) and 30-minute registers. Luminous white ?baton? hands. White-tipped date hand. M. Cal. 1151, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
5) ?Speedmaster, Automatic, Chronometer?, No. 0001, movement No. 78000874, Ref. ST 378.0031. Made in a limited edition of 6000 examples in 2003 to celebrate Michael Schumacher?s sixth Formula 1 Championship. Fine and rare, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with foldover security clasp. C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, bezel with tachometer graduated to 300 UPH, case back engraved in red ?Michael Schumacher ? The Legend? and in black ?Sixth Title ? Limited Edition? embossed Speedmaster logo, sapphire crystal. D. Three-color black, white and red, faceted and mirrorpolished baton indexes and luminous dots, outer red minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds division, sunk subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, date aperture at 6 o´clock. Luminous steel ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 3301, C.O.S.C. certified, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.


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Michael Schumacher Recently-retired Michael Schumacher stands out as one of the greatest Formula 1 racing drivers of recent decades. A seven-time world champion, he helped fuel enthusiasm for the sport in his native Germany and beyond since capturing his first title in 1994 when driving a Benetton-Ford. ?Schumi?, as he is often called by fans, repeated the feat a year later, steering a Benetton-Renault over the finish line. His move to Ferrari in 1996 was followed by a string of five successive victories from 2000 to 2004, making him the most successful Grand Prix driver of all time.