OMEGAMANIA
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007
LOT 41
?THE HUNT?
Omega, Bienne, No. 5470329, case No. 6184423, Ref. ND 241 LV. Made in 1919.
Fine and rare, small, silver and gold hunting-cased pocket watch with niello decoration.
This watch is sold with box, Certificate of Authenticity and a 2-year Omega guarantee.
CHF 800 - 1,200
EUR 500 - 750 / USD 650 - 1,000
Sold: CHF 2,832
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, front cover with gold inlaid retriever holding a hare within a wood, the back cover with decorated with a hunt master and hounds in full cry, band with Greek key decoration, hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?cathedral? hands. M. Cal. 15??? SOB, frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, cuvette and movement signed. Diam 42mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-52 |
Good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
Cal. 15??? SOB
S = Hunter (savonnette)
O = Omega caliber
B = 15-17 jewels, adjusted to less than a minute per day.
Niello
Is the method of decorating metal objects using engraving techniques. The process involves rubbing an
alloy of silver, copper, lead and sulfur into an engraved pattern on silver or gold which is then fired,
leaving darkened areas in the crevices after the object is polished.