Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 27

OMEGA REF. 145.013 FIRST GENERATION FLIGHTMASTER TROPICAL DIAL Omega, Flightmaster, No. 29131505, Ref. ST 145.013. Made in 1972. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, two-time-zone, water resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with 4 hands and 3 crowns, round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp (Ref. 1117).

Two-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back engraved with the flightmaster logo, hooded lugs, crown at 3 for time setting, between 8 and 9 for revolving minute ring, and between 10 and 11 for second time zone. Tricolor with luminous baton indexes, outer white checkerboard 1/5th second scale, outermost revolving 60 minute ring for elapsed times, subsidiary dials for the second time zone with day and night indication, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white baton hands for the time functions, orange hands for the chronograph, luminous blue hand for the second time zone. Cal. 911, copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring, index regulator.