Only Online Auction
Geneva, Oct 08, 2024
LOT 89
OMEGA, SWISS MADE, REF. 2998-1, SPEEDMASTER, STAINLESS STEEL
CHF 12,700 - 29,600
HKD 118,000 - 272,000 / USD 15,000 - 35,000 / EUR 13,500 - 31,400
A very fine and rare, stainless steel, manual wind wristwatch with black dial , chronograph, pulsation bezel
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2- 7-8-17-18 |
Very good Slightly scratched Slightly spotted Spotted |
Movement: 2 * |
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Dial: 2-01-05 |
Very good HANDS Original HANDS Luminous material reapplied |
Brand Omega, swiss made
Model speedmaster
Reference 2998-1
Year circa 1960
Case No. 17302378
Diameter 40
Caliber 321
Signature case, dial and movement
Provenance
property of an American collector
Biography
Stainless steel, manual-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, pulsation bezel black insert, movement protected inside a soft iron calotte (protective container) against magnetic fields, black colour dial with subsidiary seconds at 9, black colour auxiliary dials, and three horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces) with graduated bezel for pulsation
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· 12-hour recorder (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
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.
The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.