OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 228

?APOLLO XI?

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. A090, movement No. 44632328, Ref. BA 345.0802/145.0039. Made in a numbered series in 1980 and sold on December 11, 1980. Very fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, 18K gold gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black bezel with tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, transparent back and an 18K gold Omega bracelet and concealed deployant clasp. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,300 - 10,000 / USD 8,300 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 25,960

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, crown and pusher with integral guard, screw-down glazed back engraved ?Apollo XI ? First Watch Worn On The Moon?, No. A090. D. Gold with applied faceted gold and black baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Black ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 861 L, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 48 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

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Notes

Cal. 861L This caliber, which was created in 1980, is a ?deluxe? version of Cal. 861. It differs from the 861 in that it is rhodium-plated and is fitted with 19 jewels, as well as being adjusted to five positions. Ref. BA 345.0802 was made in a numbered series in 1980.