Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 56

OMEGA SPEEDMASTER ?SNOOPY AWARD? Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional Eyes on the Stars?, No. 1272/5441, case No.77117330. Made in a limited series of 5441 examples in 2003 to commemorate the 1970 Apollo XII mission which lasted 142 hours, 54 minutes and 41 seconds (hence the 5441 limited edition). Fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, black bezel with tachometer, ?Snoopy Award? case back and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp signed ?Speedmaster Professional?. Accompanied by the original box, certificate of authenticity extra links and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, black tachometer bezel, back engraved: ?Limited Edition ? 1272/5441 ? The Moon Watch ? Snoopy Award ? Limited Edition? with picture of cartoon dog Snoopy in a blue space suit fl oating between stars and surrounded by the words ?Eyes on the Stars? beneath crystal back. D. Black with applied luminous baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds with the ?Snoopy Award? emblem, 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 fl at balance spring. Dim. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm