Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 497

OMEGA ALASKA PROJECT Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 0629/1970, Ref. ST. 311.32.42.30.04.001. Made in a limited series of 1970 examples in 2008, sold on September 9th, 2008. Very fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black bezel with tachometer, Apollo hands for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and a stainless steel Omega bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by a large red two-body thermoprotective case, two additional white Nato straps, tools, fitted box, numbered certificate and warranty.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, black bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, screw-down back engraved with Speedmaster logo. Thermic case: Two-body, red eloxidized aluminum with 60-minute counter and two chronograph pushers on the band. D. White, zinc oxide-coated, with painted luminous baton indexes, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer reserve for the minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions. Black and white luminous baton hands, luminous red chronograph hand, luminous black Apollo hands for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 42 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Approx. overall length 210 mm.