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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009
LOT 303
Apollo 15 Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 0335/ 1971, movement No. 81682311, Ref. DG 345.0300. Made in a limited edition of 1971 examples in 2006 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 15th moon mission. Sold in March, 2006. Fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black and 18K pink gold bezel with tachometer, and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with foldover security clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, chronometer certificate and international warranty.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
USD 2,600 - 4,300 / EUR 2,000 - 3,400
Sold: CHF 3,240
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 18K pink gold crown and pusher with integral guard, lyre lugs, back engraved: ?Apollo 15 ? 35th Anniversary ? Limited Edition?, the center with Apollo 15 patch behind a sapphire crystal. D. Black with polished pink gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds division, sunk two-tone pink gold and black subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous polished pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
was launched in 2006 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 15 moon mission. The Apollo 15 Space Mission - ?Endeavor and Falcon? - 26 July to 7 August 1971 Apollo 15 was the longest of all Apollo space missions, and the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle, carrying scientific instruments for deployment on the moon. The mission's astronauts were Commander David Scott, Alfred M. Worden, and James B. Irwin.