Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 513

OMEGA CLOISONNE DIAL AIR FORCE Omega, movement No. 17577504, case No. 14720 1. Made circa 1954. Fine and unusual, indirect center-seconds 18k yellow gold wristwatch with later customized cloisonné enamel on 18K gold dial depicting airplanes in flight and a gilt Omega buckle.

CHF 12,000 - 18,000

HKD 100,000 - 150,000 / USD 12,500 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 20,000

Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on back. Polychrome cloisonne enamel on gold, depicting airplanes in the sky and a coastal map, applied gold dot hour indexes. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 285, 13''', copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed, reverse of dial with indistinct signature and 750 gold punch mark. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm.