Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 132

Omega Gemini 4 - Speedmaster Professional Omega, First Space Walk 40th Anniversary, 1965 - 2005,? No. 77142082, case No. 1948/2005, Ref. 35658000. Made in a limited edition of 2005 pieces in 2005 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first Space Walk with Astronauts Mc Divitt & White. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, black bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, ?Gemini 4? case back and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Warranty (now void), Certificate of Authenticity and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, black tachometer bezel, back engraved: ?First Space Walk ? 40th Anniversary - 1948/2005 ? Mc Divitt - White? with a picture of an astronaut floating in space beneath the crystal back. D. Midnight blue with applied luminous baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds (with ?Eyes on the Stars? logo), the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.