OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 55

YELLOWGOLD ?CENTENARY?

Omega, ?Automatic, Chronomètre?, No. 10680640, case No. 101255, Ref. OT 2500. Sold on January 15, 1948. Fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with gold-plated Omega buckle. This watch is sold with box, Certificate of Authenticity and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,200 / USD 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 4,720

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved lugs. D. Two-tone matte gilt with applied ?diamond?, dart and Arabic indexes on a plain outer reserve, inner minute track, guilloché subsidiary seconds dial, applied gilt Omega symbol. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 30.10 RA PC JUB, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, bumper rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Property of a Swiss Collector


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. OT 2500 Reference OT 2500 was made in 1948 to mark the hundredth anniversary of Louis Brandt Frères/Omega, and is considered by many collectors to be the forerunner of the Constellation. Cal. 30.10 RA PC JUB 30.10 = 30.10 millimeters RA = Self-winding (remontage automatique) PC = Shock absorber JUB = Jubilee or centennial