Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 47

OMEGA OLYNPIC Countdown Timer Omega, Swiss, No. 2820515. Made for timing Olympic events in the 1960s. Fine, water-resistant black painted 60-second countdown timer to the 1/5th with progressive 10-minute register. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, black painted, screw-down steel back. D. Two-tone black and matte silver, outer seconds numerals 55-5, and fifths of a seconds divisions on a raised reserve, subsidiary 10-minute register at 12. White dart hands. M. Cal. 9010A, rhodium-plated, 7 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, high frequency monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 54 mm.