Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 227
OMEGA MARINE, 9K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 16,000 - 30,000
CHF 2,000 - 3,700 / USD 2,100 - 3,850
Sold: HKD 22,500
9K yellow gold, manual-winding, rectangular-shaped, Art Deco, waterresistant with a special double case sliding system fastening in the back with a turn-clown click, gentleman’s wristwatch Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 146 310, delivered on March 10, 1930, to Louis Alix, Geneva, for a “Boîtier étanche de montre-bracelet”.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Omega
Model Marine
Year Circa 1935
Movement No. 6 168 923
Case No. 1 051 266
Bracelet Brown leather strap
Caliber 14.4 S
Dimensions 37 x 22.5 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Notes
Omega Marine This model was launched in 1932 by Omega with a case patented in Switzerland as No. 146.310, delivered on March 10, 1930, to Louis Alix, Geneva, for a "Boîtier étanche de montre-bracelet". This invention was also patented in the following countries: France, under No. 710 316; Great Britain, under No. 365 356; Germany, under No. 567 213; USA, under No. 1 907 700. The Omega Marine was the first watch to be tested at a DEPTH exceeding 70 meters. In 1936, an Omega Marine descended to a DEPTH of 73 meters for 30 minutes in the Geneva Lake; the temperature at maximum DEPTH was 5 degrees Centigrade. 9K yellow gold, manual-winding, rectangular-shaped, Art Deco, water-resistant with a special double case sliding system fastening in the back with a turn-clown click, gentleman's wristwatch Case based on the Swiss invention paten.. 146 310, delivered on March 10, 1930, to Louis Alix, Geneva, for a "Boîtier étanche de montre-bracelet".