Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Nov 27, 2016
LOT 244
OMEGA CLOISONNE DIAL AIR FORCE YELLOW GOLD 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.
HKD 100,000 - 150,000
USD 12,900 - 19,300 / CHF 12,800 - 19,150
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.
