Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...
Hong Kong, Dec 05, 2021
LOT 22
OMEGA CHRONOGRAPH, ENAMEL DIAL; STAYBRITE STEEL
HKD 128,000 - 170,000
EUR 14,300 - 19,100 / CHF 15,100 - 20,100 / USD 16,400 - 21,900
Sold: HKD 162,500
Staybrite stainless steel, manual-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, snap-on case-back, white enamel dial with suspended Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications, including 1/5 second chronograph and 30-minute counter (3 o’clock).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Omega
Year Circa 1940
Movement No. 9 380 808
Case No. 9 977 062
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Diameter 32.4 mm
Caliber 33.3 CHRO
Signature Case, Dial and Movement
Accessories Red service “patrimony” box with outer box, Certificate of Authenticity
Notes
The Certificate of Authenticity (No. 39 949), dated February 23, 2021, mentioned that this watch was delivered on August 7, 1940, in Italy.
The mention “Acier Staybrite” is the trade name of an early stainless steel alloy conceived and patented by the Brown Firth Research Laboratories in Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain.