Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 39

Apollo XVII Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional - Apollo XVII?, No. 0495/3000, Ref. ST 1450226. Made in a limited edition of 3000 pieces in 2002 to commemorate Commander Eugene A. Cernan, last man to walk on the moon. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, crown and pusher with integrated guard, screwed-down case back engraved with the Apollo logo surrounded by the inscription: ?E. A. Cernan ? Apollo XVII, 12.14.1972 - Last Man on the Moon?, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 UPH. D. Black with luminous baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Property of Various Owners