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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 498

Speedmaster Omega, "Speedmaster,? No. 18945394, Ref. 2998-6. Made circa 1962. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel mesh bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved with the Seahorse Medallion, dust protection cap, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 500 UPH. D. Black with luminous baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel alpha hands. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.