Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Monaco, Jul 19, 2022

LOT 185

OMEGA
REF. ST 146.011-69, CHRONOGRAPH, MINUTE COUNTER, DATE, BROWN DIAL; “SEAMASTER” SO-CALLED “BULLHEAD”; STAINLESS STEEL

EUR 6,000 - 12,000

USD 6,300 - 12,600 / HKD 49,200 - 99,000 / CHF 6,000 - 12,000

Sold: EUR 9,100

Stainless steel, manual-winding, vertical asymmetric shield-shaped with rounded corners, massive pilot’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, 60-minute graduated bidirectional revolving black inclined inner bezel for the decompression times (setting by the crown at 6 o’clock), brown colour dial with radial luminous indexes, subsidiary seconds at 6, 1/6 second chronograph with orange chronograph hand, half-instantaneous three-colour 30-minute counter, half-instantaneous date of the month. Two-piece case. Case-back stamped in the centre with the Omega logo, a seahorse and the name “Seamaster”.


Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-10-01

Good

Patinated

HANDS Original

Brand Omega, Bienne / Biel

Model “Seamaster” so-called “Bullhead”

Reference ST 146.011-69

Year circa 1969

Movement No. 29 141 139

Case No. unnumbered

Material stainless steel

Bracelet black leather “Tropical” strap

Buckle stainless steel Omega buckle

Caliber 930 (based on Omega 861, based on Lemania 1873), 17 jewels

Height 42.6 mm.

Width 42.9 mm.

Thickness 16.5 mm.

Weight 89.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, case and movement

Notes

Omega, Ref. ST 146.011

This reference was launched in 1969. This reference is one of the rarest Omega chronographs and the only chronograph produced by Omega with this case and dial configuration.

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Omega, Calibre 930

Manual-winding chronograph movement with date, based on Omega 861 (based on Lemania 1873). It is estimated some 10 000 pieces of this movement were produced. The movement is also known as 27 CHRO PC CAL.