Omega - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FOUR Hong Kong Monday, May 29, 2017 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Omega
    Year: 1971
    Reference No: 145022-16 ST
    Movement No: 32'852'415
    Model Name: Speedmaster
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Mechanical, 861, 17 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Omega bracelet, 175 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Omega folding deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Literature: For another example of the present watch, please see The Master of Omega by Alberto Isnardi, pages 50 and 51.

  • Catalogue Essay

    In 1969, the Speedmaster was slightly modified. The applied steel symbol from the dial was replaced with an enamel one. The bezel is also modified. The reference number remains the same but the overall appearance is now more modern. The present watch is an excellent example.

  • Artist Biography

    Omega

    Swiss • 1848

    Omega'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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Ref. 145022-16 ST
A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet

1971
42 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$20,000 - 30,000 
€2,400-3,600
$2,500-3,800

Sold for HK$40,000

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