OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 291

?SKELETONIZED SPLITSECONDS CHRONOGRAPH?

Omega, No. 59, Ref. BA 143.6716. Made in a limited edition in 1980. Fine, rare and unusual, oversized, 18K yellow gold skeletonized pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph and 30-minute register. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,300 - 10,000 / USD 8,300 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 17,700

C. Three-body, massive, ?pomme?, engine-turned bezel, transparent back, co-axial start-stop in the crown, olive pusher in the band at 11, sapphire crystals. D. Engraved gold chapter ring with black baton indexes and radial Roman quarters, outer white chapter ring with black five-minute/seconds Arabic numerals and 1/5th second divisions, white subsidiary chapter rings for the seconds and 30-minute register. Black ?skeletonized? hands. M. Cal. 1130 S, skeletonized, gilt brass and brushed steel, fully chased and engraved, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Visible brushed steel chronograph work on the back plate. Diam. 69 mm. Thickness 23.5 mm. Case and movement signed.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

This split-seconds chronograph was made in 1980 for the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. It uses a skeletonized vintage movement that was created for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, which marked Omega´s debut as official timekeeper for the majority of modern Olympics.