Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, May 15, 2011

LOT 180

Apollo XI 30th Anniversary Omega, "Speedmaster, Professional," No. 4588/9999, case No. 77003100, Ref. 35605000. Made in a limited series of 9999 examples in 1999 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing, sold on November 21st, 1999. Fine, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp signed ?Speedmaster Professional?. Accompanied by the original box, Certificate, booklets and guarantee.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 UPH, lyre lugs, screwed-down case back with engraved: ?Hello Huston, tranquility base here, The eagle has landed?, July 21, 1969, 02:56 GMT. D. Black with luminous white baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds/minute divisions, subsidiary sunk guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.