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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 274

?APOLLO XI? Omega, ?Speedmaster, Professional?, No. 937, movement No. 29117696, Ref. BA 145.022-69. Made in a limited edition of 1014 examples from 1969 to 1972. Very fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers with an 18K yellow gold Omega bracelet with deployant clasp.

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

USD 8,000 - 11,000 / EUR 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 123,900

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, with lyre lugs, crown and pusher with integral guard, burgundy revolving bezel, graduated tachometer scale, screwed-down case back, engraved ?THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON, 238, OMEGA SPEEDMASTERAPOLLO XI 1969?. D. Gold with applied blackpainted gold indexes, applied Omega logo at 12, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Black ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 861, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 48 mm. Thickness 14 mm. From ?The Collection?


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Cal. 861L This caliber, which was created in 1980, is a ?deluxe? version of Cal. 861. It differs from the 861 in that it is rhodium-plated and is fitted with 19 jewels, as well as being adjusted to five positions.