OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 284

?APOLLO 15 ? SCOTTWORDEN IRWIN?

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 1, movement No. 77164346, Ref. DG 345.0300. Made in a limited edition of 1971 examples in 2006 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 15th mission to the moon. Fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black and 18K pink gold bezel with tachometer, and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with foldover security clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Authenticity, and 2-year Omega guarantee.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 18K pink gold crown and pusher with integral guard, lyre lugs, back engraved: ?Apollo 15 ? 35th Anniversary ? Limited Edition?, the center with Apollo 15 patch behind a sapphire crystal. D. Black with polished pink gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds division. sunk two-tone pink gold and black subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous polished pink gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade: AAA

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Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

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HANDS Original

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Ref. DG 345.0300 was launched in 2006 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 15th mission to the moon. The Apollo 15 Space Mission - ?Endeavor and Falcon? - 26 July to 7 August 1971 Apollo 15 was the longest of all the Apollo space missions, and the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle, a car that carried scientific instruments for deployment on the moon and gave the astronauts extended range for exploration. The astronauts of the mission were: Commander David Scott, Alfred M. Worden, and James B. Irwin.