Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 220

OMEGA ? STEEL SPEEDMASTER - MEISTER Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional,? No. 24012525, Ref. S 105.012-65. Retailed by Meister, Switzerland, circa 1966. Fine and unusual, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet.

USD 4,000 - 5,000

CHF 3,500 - 4,300 / EUR 2,700 - 3,500

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, integral crown and pusher guard, black bezel with tachometer scale to 500 UPH, lyre lugs, screw-down case back with Speedmaster logo, anti-magnetic protection cap. D. Black with luminous painted baton indexes, outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The present Speedmaster, ref. S 105.012, was made in 1965 and retailed by Omega's official Swiss distributor, Meister. It was the first reference to use the famous asymmetrical case.