OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 9

SPEEDMASTER MOON PHASE

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 77125741, Ref. BU 145.0055. Sold on June 24, 2005. Fine and rare, asymmetric, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, date, moon phases, registers, black bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH and a stainless steel Omega clasp. Accompanied by the original box, certificate, instructions, and setting pin. This watch is sold with a Certificate of Authenticity and 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,300 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 17,700

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre-shaped lugs, correctors in the band, crown and pusher with integral guard, back engraved: ?Flight-Qualified By NASA For All Manned Space Missions ? The First Watch Worn On The Moon?. D. Silver with applied polished steel baton indexes and luminous dots, sunk guilloché subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, subsidiary ring dial for the date of the month, aperture for the moon phases. M. Cal. 1866, rhodium-plated, fausses-côtes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

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HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. BU 145.0055 was launched in 1999 and was only the third Speedmaster reference to have phases of the moon. This watch is published on pages 188-191 of ?The Master of Omega?.