Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 227

OMEGA REF. 2520 AUTOMATIC CLOISONNE ENAMEL DIAL YELLOW GOLD Omega, Neptune?s Chariot Cloisonné Enamel Dial, Automatic, Chronometer, Officially Certified, No. 12430172, case No. 11046362, Ref. 2520 / 2577. Made in 1952. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, screw-down case back. D. Polychrome cloisonné enamel on gold, depicting Neptune and two seahorses, yellow gold diamond-shaped indexes, Omega symbol at 6, concentric minute track. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 352, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, bumper rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm.