Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 95

Apollo XI Omega, "Speedmaster Professional - Apollo XI", No. 1384/3500. Made in a limited edition of 3500 pieces in 2004 to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the 1969 Apollo XI mission to the moon. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with Apollo XI logo, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 units per hour. D. Bicolor satiné silver and black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1861, gilt brass, 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. Property of Various Owners