Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 22

Omega Yacht-Timer Chronograph Omega, movement No. 9379891, case No. 9173117. Made in 1937. Fine and very rare, large 18K yellow gold wristwatch with olive-button chronograph, register with yacht-timer scale, telemeter, and tachometer.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, lapidated bezel, concave lugs, olive-shaped pusher at 2 for start/stop, reset button in the winding crown. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register with yacht-timer, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions with black Arabic five minute numerals, outer red telemeter scale, outermost blue tachometer scale, inner green spiral scale. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 33.3 CHRO, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.