OMEGAMANIA
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007
LOT 219
?SPEEDMASTER SPEEDSONIC?
Omega ?Chronometer, Speedsonic, 300 Hz?, No. 38423886, Ref. ST 188.0002.
Sold on May 25, 1978.
Fine and rare stainless steel tonneau-shaped gentleman?s electronic wristwatch with
round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tachometer, day and date and Omega
stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp. This watch is sold with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity,
and a 2-year Omega guarantee.
CHF 1,500 - 2,500
EUR 1,000 - 1,600 / USD 1,200 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 3,540
C. Two-body, tonneau, polished and brushed, screw-down case back with embossed ?Seamaster? logo, half-hooded lugs. D. Satiné gray with luminous baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/fifth second divisions, outermost tachometer scale graduated to 500UPH, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1255, diapason tuning fork for swinging element, frequency of 300 Hz. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. ST 188.0002
Launched in 1973, this watch was the first electronic Speedmaster. This watch was available with gray or
blue dial as well as a gold plated version (Ref. MD 188.0002).
Although the five ?Speedsonic? references are considered by some to be either a separate line of watches
or part of the Seamaster line, in all the official Omega documents as well as the ?Omega Saga? book, they
are clearly part of the ?Speedmaster? line.