OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 82

SET OF 6 SPLIT-SECONDS OLYMPIC TIMERS

A set of six chronometer-grade, split-seconds chronograph ?Olympic timers?, each in a specially designed protective case. Accompanied by the original Omega transport box with individual compartments. These watched are sold with a Certificate of Authenticity and 2-year Omega guarantee. Omega, Numbers 13648821, -22, -24, - 26, -27, -28; Ref. CK 1155. All delivered on February 6, 1956.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 3,800 - 5,000 / USD 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 17,700

C. Outer: Two-body, hinged red plastic case with cream plastic strap, round push-button at 11 o´clock for split-seconds function with black plastic surround, white Omega symbol and name on the top of the front and in the back. Inner: Three-body, solid, polished, rounded inclined bezel with reeded lower rim, sturdy crown for start, stop and fly-back-to-zero functions, two round bush-buttons, screw-down back with reeded lower rim. D. Black with painted white radial Dauphine numerals, outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 30-minute registers with individual numbers in yellow, outermost minutes/ seconds and 1/10th seconds divisions on a raised white plateau with black Arabic numerals. Black and white ?éventail? hands, one orange and one red split-seconds hand with black tips. M. Cal. 205, 24???, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapment, Guillaume balance, Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 65.5 mm. Thickness 23 mm. Dimensions of the red case, circa 92 x 112 mm. All in good condition Property of a Swiss Gentleman


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Cal. 205 is a chronometer-grade chronograph movement which was reserved for Olympic timers. These timers were likely used at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where Omega were the official timekeepers, and as such, remained Omega?s property at the time. The fact that they were noted in the archives as being ?delivered? to their Swiss agent Gameo on February 6, 1956, the day after the 1956 Olympics ended, is a clear indication of this.