Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 188

Automatic Seamaster Omega, No. 35604653, Ref. 176005. Made circa 1970. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, goldplated and stainless steel diver's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, tachometer, 24-hour night / day indication and a gold-plated Omega buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with logo, tachometer graduation on the inside reflector to 500 UPH, hooded lugs. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold and black inlay baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 12-hour registers, the 24 hours with night/day indication by means of an arrow on an under-disc, 60-minute register by means of a fourth black cross-shaped central hand, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1040, copper-colored, 22 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 48 mm. Thickness 15 mm.