Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 253

Omega, "Speedmaster" Collection, Ref. 3599.99. Produced in 1997. Extremely rare and impressive, attaché case containing 23 Speedmaster watches.

C. In tribute to the 40th anniversary of the legendary 'Speedmaster Professional' and the 150th anniversary of Omega, an exceptional collection of 23 Speedmaster watches was assembled presented in an attaché case covered in genuine spacesuit material. A special series of 22 Speedmaster watches, each with a different official NASA logo on its dial at 9 o'clock, symbolize the most important space missions, from Gemini V in August 1965 to Skylab SL-4 in November 1973. The collection also includes a replica of the original 1957 Speedmaster with matte black dial, applied OMEGA logo, luminous hands, arrow-tipped hour hand and satin-finished steel bezel with tachometric scale. The spacesuit material covering the attaché case, will take on a patina with time. The Omega Speedmaster attaché case was produced in a numbered limited series of 50: 40 examples for commercial sale, plus 5 'Out-of-business' of which is this one, and 5 'Artist's proof' examples.M. Cal. 861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.