OMEGAMANIA

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007

LOT 220

SO CALLED ?TWO-TONE TEUTONIC SPEEDY?

Omega, ?Speedmaster?, movement No. 44124686. Ref. DL 345.0803 / 145.0040. Made for the Germanic market. Sold on June 15, 1983. Fine, tonneau-shaped, assymetric, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold-plated gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tachometer, and an integral stainless steel and 18K yellow gold-plated Omega bracelet. This watch is sold with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,300 - 2,000 / USD 1,700 - 2,500

Sold: CHF 3,540

C. Three-body, solid, brushed, inclined and rounded gold bezel with tachometer graduations up to 500 UPH, sapphire crystal, Seamaster logo on the back. D. Champagne, applied black painted steel indexes, outer minute and fifth second divisions, silvered subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous black ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 861, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 45x 45 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. DL 345.0803 was launched in 1982. These watches were destined for the German speaking countries of central Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. Like many of the ?Teutonic Speedys?, the case of this watch closely resembles that of the Mark V, however that moniker should be reserved for watches with the Caliber 1045 that are marked ?Mark V? on the dial. The present watch is also interesting in that it has a case-back signed ?Seamaster?. This is due to the fact that ?Speedmasters? are a sub-line of the ?Seamaster? family. Many of the watches made for the Germanic market have backs signed ?Seamaster?. Most, like the present lot, have the caliber number engraved on the case back.