Lot Essay
According to the Archives of Omega the present watch was sold on 17th December 1941 to an Omega agent in the French colonies.
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Signed Omega, movement no. 9'390'035, case no. 9'979'149, circa 1941
Details
Omega. A rare and very attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with three-tone multi-scale sector dial with pulsation scale
Signed Omega, movement no. 9'390'035, case no. 9'979'149, circa 1941
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 33.3, 17 jewels
DIAL: three-tone copper, grey and black sector style, Arabic and baton numerals, minute railway divisions, inner white pulsometer scale calibrated for 15 pulsations, copper-coloured telemetre scale, outer white tachymetre scale graduted to 700 units per hour, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register
CASE: stainless steel, snap on back, two olive-shaped chronograph buttons in the band, 33 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial and movement
Signed Omega, movement no. 9'390'035, case no. 9'979'149, circa 1941
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 33.3, 17 jewels
DIAL: three-tone copper, grey and black sector style, Arabic and baton numerals, minute railway divisions, inner white pulsometer scale calibrated for 15 pulsations, copper-coloured telemetre scale, outer white tachymetre scale graduted to 700 units per hour, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register
CASE: stainless steel, snap on back, two olive-shaped chronograph buttons in the band, 33 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial and movement
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This lot is offered without reserve.
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