Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 261
Omega
Ref. 178.0002 / 378.0801, self-winding, chronograph, minute and hour counters, date; “Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer” “125”; stainless steel
CHF 1,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,550 - 3,100 / USD 1,600 - 3,200 / HKD 12,500 - 24,900
Sold: CHF 2,250
Stainless steel, self-winding, vertical “tonneau”-shaped, massive pilot’s wristwatch, water-resistant, screwed case-back, black bezel ring under the glass, black dial with radial luminous indexes, black colour auxiliary dials, subsidiary seconds at 9 and five horological complications:
· 1/8 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces) with tachometric scale graduated on the bezel for 500 units per hour
· Dragging 60-minute central counter
· 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock)
· Diurnal (day-time) and nocturnal (night-time) hours with a 24-hour (AM-PM) scale (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock)
Case-back stamped in the centre with a seahorse, the logo “Omega” and the name “speedmaster”.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Omega, Bienne / Biel
Model “Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer” “125”
Reference 178.0002 / 378.0801
Year circa 1973-1974
Movement No. 38 295 029
Case No. unnumbered
Material stainless steel
Bracelet stainless steel Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp (Ref. 1221/212)
Length 190 mm. (approx.)
Caliber 1040 (based on Lémania 1341), adjusted 5 positions and temperature, 22 jewels
Dimensions 51.1 x 42 mm.
Thickness 15.2 mm.
Weight 193.6 gr. (approx.)
Notes
Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 508 925 (published as the design patent No. 14 540 / 68), delivered on September 27, 1968, to Ervin Piquerez, Bassecourt (Jura), for a “Montre bracelet comportant un écran protecteur”.
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Omega, Reference 178.0002 / 378.0801
Made in a limited edition of 2 000 examples to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Louis Brandt / Omega in 1973.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
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