Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 44

?First Generation flightmaster? Omega, ?flightmaster?, No.31633720, Ref. ST 145.013. Made in 1971. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time zone, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator?s wristwatch with 4 hands and three crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, 24-hour indication and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished, brushed, screw-down case back engraved with the ?flightmaster? logo, hooded lugs, crowns at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for second timezone. D. Anthracite, luminous indexes, outer white ?checkerboard? fifth second timing scale, outermost revolving ring for the 60 minutes, brown subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and the 24-hours with day-night indication in brown and green. Luminous white ?baton? hands for the time functions, orange hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 910, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm.