Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 36

OMEGA REF. 145.013, FIRST GENERATION FLIGHTMASTER, TROPICAL DIAL Omega, Flightmaster, No. 29130214, Ref. ST 145.013. Made in 1972. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two time zone, water resistant, stainless steel aviator?s wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back engraved with the fl ightmaster logo, hooded lugs, crown at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for second time zone. D. Tricolor anthracite, black and silver with luminous indexes, outer white checkerboard 1/5th second scale, outermost revolving 60 minute ring for elapsed times, black subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white baton hands for the time functions, orange hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 911, copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 43 x 52 mm. ThICkNESShh 15 mm. Approx. overall length 215 mm.