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New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 44

?Yellow Gold Centenary? Omega, "Automatic, Chronometer", Ref. OT 2500. Made in 1948. Fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with a gold-plated Omega buckle.

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,100 - 2,000

Sold: USD 3,540

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Two-tone champagne with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes on a plain outer reserve, inner minute track, guilloché subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 30.10 RA PC JUB, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. OT 2500 Reference OT 2500 was made in 1948 to mark the hundredth anniversary of Louis Brandt Frères/Omega, and is considered by many collectors to be the forerunner of the Constellation. Cal. 30.10 RA PC JUB: 30.10 = 30.10 millimeters RA = Self-winding (remontage automatique) PC = Shock absorber JUB = Jubilee or centennial