Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 09, 2021

LOT 504

OMEGA, PRE-PROTOTYPE, METAL

CHF 6,000 - 10,000

HKD 48,000 - 80,000 / USD 6,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 11,875

Fine and very rare set of two pre-prototype Omega. One tonneau shaped megaquartz with silver dial and one rectangular metal quartz with silver dial.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1

As new

Brand Omega

Model Pre-prototype

Year Circa 1957

Dimensions 42 mm and 34 x 37 mm

Notes

According to the consignor, some of the electronic components may have been developed by the Swiss company Institut Battelle and were sold to him by an engineer working at the firm. Most probably these were very early examples maybe to be presented to some Omega executives that were presented in Basel in 1970. There are some very finely etched numbers on the case N0 01 and 07, that show that these were most likely very early test models, never meant to be commercialised.