Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 18

Omega Flightmaster, First Generation Omega, ?Flightmaster?, Ref. ST 145.013. Made in the early 1970's. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time zone, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, 24 hour indication and a modern Omega box. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished, brushed, screwdown case back engraved with the ?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. D. Anthracite, luminous indexes, outer checkerboard fifth second timing scale, outermost revolving ring for the 60 minutes, black subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and the 24 hours with day-night indication in green and black. Luminous white baton hands for the time functions, 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, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 52 mm. Thickness 15 mm.