OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 225

?PROTOTYPE SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL X-33?

Omega, Speedmaster Professional X-33. No. 9/50. One of 50 prototypes made in 1997. The watch was tested on a F-15 fighter jet by Scott Wedemeyer, US Navy pilot, and member of the Blue Angels. Fine and very rare, lightweight, titanium gentleman`s analogue and digital quartz wristwatch with round button chronograph, perpetual calendar, alarm, countdown timer, mission timer, universal time display, and a red Kevlar strap with titanium Omega buckle. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,300 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 18,880

C. Four-body, solid, brushed, satin-finished fixed steel bezel, lyre lugs, double case back secured by 9 screws, back engraved ?Prototype ? Not For Sale? and numbered ?09/50?. D. Gray multifunction digital display (green when illuminated) for time; perpetual calendar; alarm; mission time; mission time alarm; universal time; universal time alarm; countdown time; and chronograph, analogue display for hours; minutes; seconds; and battery life indicator, surrounded by inclined black chapter ring with luminous baton indexes and outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions. Luminous white ?arrow? hands. M. Cal. E20.301, with quartz standardization. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

The present lot is a prototype of the Speedmaster Professional X-33, which is known as the ?Mars Watch?. The production watch is also cased in titanium, however it uses quartz Cal. 1666 and has square chronograph buttons. It was designed in conjunction with the world?s major space agenices for use on manned space missions. The prototypes were tested by both astronauts and the world?s top fighter pilots, the present lot having been worn by pilot Scott Wedemeyer on a F-15 fighter jet. The name ?X-33? was originally used as a code name during the watch?s development, but was kept on as its commercial name. For a note on the Speedmaster Professional X-33, see lot 8. This watch is illustrated in Marco Richon's book page 639.