OMEGAMANIA

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

LOT 237

Omega, ?Speedmaster Professional?, No. 48356438, Ref. ST 345.0808. Sold on April 2, 1997. Fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black bezel with tachometer, transparent back and a stainless steel Omega bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original black dial. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee. Property of a French Gentleman

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, glazed screw-down back engraved: ?Speedmaster Professional ? First Watch Worn On The Moon?, black tachometer scale graduated to 500 UPH. D. Matte silver with applied faceted steel and black baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions on an inclined plain outer silver reserve, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Blued steel ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1863, rhodiumplated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 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.