Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 196

"Speedmaster" Omega, "Speedmaster", Ref. 2998-3. Made in the early 1960s. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Omega buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved with the Speedmaster logo, dust protectioncap, tachometer graduation on the black bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Black with tritium-coated indexes,subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated steel "alpha" hands.M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.