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Omega
A highly attractive and rare pink gold chronograph wristwatch with black lacquer dial and triple scale
- Estimate
- CHF20,000 - 30,000€18,400 - 27,500$20,600 - 30,900
CHF30,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Omega
- Year
- 1940
- Movement No
- 9'383'738
- Case No
- 9'174'312
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 33.3, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold pin buckle signed Omega
- Dimensions
- 36mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
The present chronograph is a wonderful example of Omega’s savoir faire and superb craftsmanship in the field of chronographs. Housing the iconic 33.3 caliber, the pink gold case is stunning, with thin bezel enabling an enhanced view on the dial, short and powerful downturned lugs and olive-shaped chronograph pushers. The masculinity of the watch is enhanced by the rare, glossy black dial, and further stands out with its three highly legible scales. The outer tachymeter and telemeter scales are respectively gilt and silver and separated from the silver pulsometer scale by vivid copper colored hour indexes. The present lot, in overall very good condition, will please the gentleman collector looking for a refined chronograph of exquisite style and elegance.
Literature
Omega
Swiss | 1848Omega's rich history begins with its founder, Louis Brandt, who established the firm in 1848 in La Chaux de Fonds. In 1903, the company changed its name to Omega, becoming the only watch brand in history to have been named after one its own movements. A full-fledged manufacturer of highly accurate, affordable and reliable watches, its sterling reputation enabled them to be chosen as the first watch company to time the Olympic Games beginning in 1932. Its continued focus on precision and reliability ultimately led their Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch to be chosen by NASA in 1965 — the first watch worn on the moon.Key models sought-after by collectors include their first, oversized water-resistant chronograph — the reference 2077, early Speedmaster models such as the CK 2915 and 2998, military-issued versions of the Seamaster and oversized chronometer models such as those fitted with their prestigious caliber 30T2Rg.
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