Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 448

Marine Chronometer - The World's Most Accurate Wristwatch Omega, ?Constellation, Marine Chronometer, Megaquartz, f2,4 MHz?, movement No. 37061600, Ref. ST 198.0082/398.0832. Made in the 1970s. Very fine, rare, and exceptionally accurate, large, rectangular, dead center-seconds, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with date, independent hour adjustment, 14K gold bezel and an integral bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, 14K gold bezel secured with four screws, corrector on the band for the seconds, hooded lugs, plate with movement number on inclined side at 6 o`clock, back secured by four screws, sapphire crystal. D. Black, white baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions on a raised plateau, date aperture. White baton hands with luminous inset, white center seconds hand. M. Cal. 1516, 13 jewels, with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 49 mm. Thickness 12.4 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.