Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
New York, Mar 05, 2009
LOT 330
Stainless Steel Chronograph Omega, No. 12976788, Ref. 2279-3. Made in the late 1950s. Fine, ?Staybrite? stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer.
USD 2,000 - 4,000
EUR 1,600 - 3,000 / CHF 2,300 - 4,600
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, triangular lapidated lugs. D. Two-tone silver with printed Arabic numerals, applied dart indexes and luminous squares, 1/5th seconds divisions, outer tachometer scale, subsidiary guilloché dials for the constant seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-9-01 |
Good Oxidized Scratched HANDS Original |