Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 138

Omega Ref. 345.801 Gold Flightmaster Omega, ?Flightmaster,? Ref. 345.801. 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, registers and an 18K yellow gold Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, 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. Bicolor champagne and black with applied yellow gold and black square indexes, outer seconds/minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, outer revolving ring with black Arabic 5-minute 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, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Approx overall length 180 mm.