990
Omega
Disco Volante
A rare and fine oversized stainless steel wristwatch
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 100,000€6,600 - 11,000$7,700 - 12,800
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Omega
- Year
- 1937
- Movement No
- 8’507’943
- Case No
- 9’231’777
- Model Name
- Disco Volante
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. XX , 15 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel buckle
- Dimensions
- 39mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Dial signed
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
Futurism was an artistic movement of the early 20th century that celebrated the advances of technology and modernity, looking toward machines, speed and change. Omega’s “Disco Volante” is a wonderful representation of the period, with its over sized stepped case with flat polished and satin-finish bezel. The result is a fly saucer that looks towards the heavens, and the new frontier ahead of mankind. The present example is exceptionally well-preserved with an unpolished case, and a nicely aged dial. The watch has a modern aesthetic that is as 21st century as it was in the early 20th century. According to the Omega Archived the watch was sold to Italy on September 28th, 1937.
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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