Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...
Hong Kong, Dec 05, 2021
LOT 23
OMEGA REF. CK 808, SINGLE PUSH-PIECE CHRONOGRAPH, ENAMEL DIAL, STAYBRITE STEEL
HKD 51,000 - 68,000
EUR 5,800 - 7,700 / CHF 6,100 - 8,100 / USD 6,600 - 8,800
Staybrite stainless steel, manual-winding, cushion-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, snapon case-back, faceted bezel, white enamel dial with suspended luminescent Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications, including 1/5 second chronograph and 30-minute counter (3 o’clock).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-22 |
Very good Later original |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-50-02 |
Very good Refreshed HANDS Service hands |
Brand Omega
Reference CK 808
Year Circa 1938
Movement No. 9 370 544
Case No. 8 845 174
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Caliber 29.8 CHRO
Dimensions 40.6 x 32.4 mm
Signature Case, Dial and Movement
Accessories Red service “patrimony” box with outer box, Certificate of Authenticity
Notes
The Certificate of Authenticity (No. 40 550), dated February 23, 2021, mentioned that this watch was delivered on September 7, 1938, in France.
The mention “Acier Staybrite” is the trade name of an early stainless steel alloy conceived and patented by the Brown Firth Research Laboratories in Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain.