Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

LOT 234

Speedmaster - 50th Anniversary Omega, ?Speedmaster - 50th Anniversary?, No. 0011/1957, Ref. 311.33.42.50.01.001. Made in a limited edition of 1957 pieces in 2007, sold on July 30, 2007. Very fine, large, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with round-button chronograph, registers, co-axial escapement, black enamel dial, black bezel with tachometer graduation and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a special wooden fitted box with a set of tools, book, warranty and chronometer certificate. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, black tachometer bezel graduated to 500 UPH, screwed-down transparent case back engraved: ?Speedmaster 50th Anniversary Limited Series Co-axial Chronometer?, hesalite and sapphire crystals. D. Black enamel with limited edition number printed in the upper half, luminous and white painted baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 3201, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, co-axial escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.