Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
New York, Jun 18, 2008
LOT 247
Dead Center Seconds Omega, Swiss, No. 9890912. Made circa 1945. Fine, square, 8-day going, brass and wood desk clock with dead center seconds.
USD 1,700 - 2,400
EUR 1,100 - 1,600
Sold: USD 2,400
C. Wooden with brass bound corners. D. Silvered with applied baton and Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic 5 minutes/seconds. Gilt feuille hands. M. Cal. 59.8-D SCS, gilt brass, 20 jewels, indirect center seconds, lever escapement, bimetallic balance, flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 144 x 144 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
These high-quality center-seconds timepieces
were most probably made as a
store window display so that potential
customers standing in front of the store
could adjust their own watches. For a similar
example see ?Omega, a Journey Through
Time? by Marco Richon, p. 192.