Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 366

First Generation flightmaster ?Pilot? Omega, ?flightmaster?, No. 29136975, Ref. ST 145.013. Made in 1970. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time-zone, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator?s wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, 24 hour indication and a stainless steel Omega bracelet.

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 time-zone. D. Anthracite, luminous indexes, outer white ?checkerboard? fifth second timing scale, outermost revolving ring for the 60 minutes, black subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30- minute registers and the 24-hours with day-night indication in brown and black. 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, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm.