Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 160

Omega Apollo XI ? Yellow Gold Omega, "Speedmaster Professional, Apollo XI," No. 614, movement No. 28422553, Ref. 145022-69. Made in 1969 in a limited edition of 1014 examples made in 1969-1972. Fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Omega link bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, dust cover, screwed-down case back engraved: Apollo XI 1969 The First Watch Worn On The Moon, tachometer graduation on the brown bezel to 500 UPH, lyre lugs. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold and black inlay indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary sunk guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. 861, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.