OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 75

?CHRONOTACHYMETER?

Omega, No. 9370592, case No. 8601846, Ref. OW808. Made circa 1932. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with single olive-shaped button chronograph with register, tachometer graduation, and an Omega buckle. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity and 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 8,000 - 10,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,300 / USD 6,500 - 8,300

Sold: CHF 25,960

C. Three-body, solid, polished, arched and inclined bezel with rounded corners, straight lugs. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 30-minute register with colored indications corresponding to the tachometer scales: inner green spiral, outer red and outermost midnight blue tachometer graduation scales; outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions with black 5 minute/seconds markers. Blued steel ?éventail? hands. M. Cal. 28.9 CHRO, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 31.5 x 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-50-01

Good

Refreshed

HANDS Original

Notes

Provenance: Omega Museum The famous aviator Amelia Earhart wore an identical watch in stainless steel. The present watch was called a ?Chronotachymetre? by Omega. This term refers to the dial with its extended tachymeter scale capable of timing speeds both slow: 10.5 kph, to speeds that were not yet achieved by the fastest cars of the day: 250kph. Most tachometers from this period that were graduated to such high numbers were marked UPH as they were more commonly used for production timing. This type of dial could be found on both wrist and pocket chronographs from this period. See lot 69 for an example of this dial on a pocket watch.