Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 288

Second Generation Broad Arrow Omega, ?Speedmaster,? Ref. 2915-2. Made in 1958. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet.

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 14,000 - 18,000 / CHF 22,000 - 27,000

Sold: USD 45,600

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation to 300 UPH on the steel bezel, screwed-down case back. D. Black with luminous painted baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel broad arrow hands. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Launched in 1957 and produced only for a period of two years, the Speedmaster Ref 2915 quickly became the grail of Omega collectors. Characterized by a special font on the dial, broad arrow hands and a steel bezel, it differed radically from its successors. Examples of this reference are rarely found in such original condition. This example is particularly desirable due to its original bezel (no longer available and often replaced at the factory), the model-specific short clasp and original caseback featuring the word Speedmaster between the notches.