Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2014

LOT 16

OMEGA SEAMASTER AMERICA'S CUP RECING TITANIUM Omega, Seamaster America's Cup Racing, No. 80479945, Ref. 22695000. Made in 1998. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium Chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, 15-minute regatta countdown display, unidirectional revolving graduated bezel and a titanium Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, instruction booklet, guarantee and 2 additional links.

Three-body, brushed, lyre lugs, unidirectional revolving steel bezel with faceted edges, screwed-down case back (with Seamaster logo) and crown, soft iron antimagnetic cover, sapphire crystal. Black with applied luminous steel indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, 5 apertures for the regatta timer display, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/second red arrow markers. Steel arrow hands with luminous tips. Cal. 3602, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 49 jewels, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator.