Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...

Hong Kong, Dec 05, 2021

LOT 44

OMEGA
Ref. ST 345.0022, chronograph, minute and hour counters, black dial, calibre 861; “Speedmaster Professional” “Moonwatch”; stainless steel

HKD 51,000 - 77,000

EUR 5,800 - 8,700 / CHF 6,100 - 9,100 / USD 6,600 - 9,900

Stainless steel, manual-winding, vertical “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, movement protected inside a soft iron calotte (protective container) against magnetic fields, bezel with black insert, black colour dial with radial luminous indexes, subsidiary seconds at 9 and three horological complications:
· 1/8 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces), with tachometric scale graduated on the bezel for 500 units per hour
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· Dragging 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)


Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Omega, Bienne / Biel

Model “Speedmaster Professional” “Moonwatch”

Reference ST 345.0022 (PIC 3590.50.00)

Year Circa 1995

Movement No. 48 328 754

Bracelet Stainless steel Omega link bracelet with deployant clasp (Ref. 1479; end-links 812)

Caliber 861 (based on Lémania, L’Orient-de-l’Orbe, Vallée de Joux)

Dimensions 48.1 x 41.8 mm. / Ø 39.7 mm. (bezel) / Length 185 mm. (approx.)

Signature Case, Dial and Movement

Accessories Extract from the Archives

Notes

The Extract from the Archives (No. 41 749), dated June 10, 2021, mentioned that this watch was delivered on September 14, 1995, in Kenya.