Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 40

TORINO OLYMPIC Split Chronograph Omega, "Speedmaster, Co-Axial, Chronometer, Official Timekeeper of the XXth Winter Olympic Games ? 2006, Torino, Italy ?, No. 09/26, case No. 78057389, Ref. 38863037. Made in a limited edition of 26 examples for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, sold on December 24th, 2005. Fine and rare, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with round button split-chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, pulsometer, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Omega deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, warranty and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, steel bezel graduated up to 300 UPH, case back engraved with the Olympic Crest, as well as ?Omega Official Timekeeper, Torino 2006, Limited Edition, 09/26?, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone silver with applied blued steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register, outer blue minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, outermost pulsometer graduation in red, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous blued steel Arrow hands. M. Cal. 3612, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Speedmaster Automatic