Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 217

Gold Flightmaster Omega, ?Flightmaster?, Ref. BA 345.0801. Made in the 1970's. Very fine and very rare, two time zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold aviator's wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers and an 18K yellow gold Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Omega box.

C. Two-body, massive, polished and brushed, screw-down back with ?flightmaster? logo, hooded lugs. Crowns at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for second time zone, sapphire crystal. D. Gold with gold and black baton indexes, outer seconds/minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, outer revolving ring with black Arabic fiveminute markers for the 60 minutes, subsidiary dials for the gray and black 24-hours with day/night indication, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous black baton hands, orange hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 910, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straightline 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 180 mm.