Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 243

Tropical Dial Flightmaster First Generation Flightmaster, Omega, ?Flightmaster,? movement No. 31630271, Ref. ST 145.013. Made circa 1970. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time zone, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator?s wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, 24 hour indication and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back engraved with the flightmaster logo, hooded lugs, crown at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for the second time zone. D. Tri-color brown, green and black, with luminous indexes, outer white checkerboard 1/5th second timing scale, outermost revolving ring for the 60 minutes, black subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the 24 hours with day-night indication in green and black. Luminous white baton hands for the time functions, yellow hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 910, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.