Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 125

OMEGA REF. 176.0002 SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL MARK III Omega, Speedmaster Professional Mark III, Automatic, Ref. 176.0002. Made circa 1975. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, 12-hour register, central minute recorder, tachometer, 24-hours with night/day indication, and a stainless steel Omega deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, brushed, screw down case back, hooded lugs. D. Black with painted luminous baton indexes, inner Arabic fi ve minute markers, outer 1/5th second scale, outermost tachometer scale graduated to 500UPH, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour register, the 24 hours with night/day indication by means of an arrow on a revolving disc, 60-minute register by means of a central jet hand, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 1041, copper-colored, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 41 x 52 mm. Thickness 16 mm.