Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 96

Omega,"Speedmaster Professional - Phases de Lune", No. 28862623. Launched in 1985 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first Speedmaster worn by the NASA astronauts. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and moon phases.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the black bezel, screwed-down case back embossed with the Speedmaster logo, anti-magnetic protecting cap, stylized lapidated lugs. D. Black with tritium-coated indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, aperture for the moon phases. Tritium-coated white "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 866, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 42 mm. Height 14 mm.