OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 7

GEMINI XII

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 48381432, Ref. SU 145.0022. Sold on April 30, 1998. Fine and rare, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, Gemini XII emblem on the subsidiary seconds dial at 9, and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp signed ?Speedmaster Professional?. Accompanied by the original box and certificate. This watch is sold with a Certificate of Authenticity and 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,300 - 2,000 / USD 1,700 - 2,500

Sold: CHF 4,012

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre-lugs, black bezel with tachomemter, back engraved: ?Flight-Qualified ByNASAFor All Manned Space Missions ? The First Watch Worn On The Moon?. D. Matte black with painted luminous baton indexes, sunk guilloché subsidiary dials for the constant seconds with three-color Gemini XII emblem and the words ?Lovell Aldrin?, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions. Luminous white ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodiumplated, 18 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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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Gemini XII was a manned spaceflight and the final flight of the Gemini program and was conducted November 11-15, 1966 with Jim Lovell as command pilot and Edwin Aldrin as pilot. During the mission, rendezvous and docking manoeuvres were carried out with the Agena target vehicle and a space walk also undertaken. The mission paved the way for the Apollo mission and NASA?s moon venture. Cal. 1861 is the rhodium-plated version of Cal. 861 and used on third generation ?moon watches?. This watch is published on pages 176-177 of ?The Master of Omega?.