Lot 2

OMEGA Ref. 220.19 "Braille"

Omega. A rare and unusual stainless steel hunter case keyless lever watch with white enamel dial with braille indexes

Signed Omega, ref. 220.19, movement no. 4’589’484, case no. 4’997’080, manufactured in 1912

Price realised CHF 7,500

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Omega. A rare and unusual stainless steel hunter case keyless lever watch with white enamel dial with braille indexes

Signed Omega, ref. 220.19, movement no. 4’589’484, case no. 4’997’080, manufactured in 1912

Price realised CHF 7,500

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Omega. A rare and unusual stainless steel hunter case keyless lever watch with white enamel dial with braille indexes
Signed Omega, ref. 220.19, movement no. 4’589’484, case no. 4’997’080, manufactured in 1912
Movement: cal. 19’’’ SOB, manual, 15 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: signed, 51 mm.
With: Omega Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with white enamel dial with braille indexes and date of sale on 14th December 1912

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

This interesting model was produced in the first quarter of the 20th century and appears in contemporary Omega advertisements of the period. This type of watch was specially made without a crystal and with a tactile display. The enamel dial with hours marked by dots in relief and poire hands that are sturdy enough to allow the time to be read by touch.

Other similar watches are described and illustrated in: Omega, A Journey Through Time, Marco Richon, 2007, p. 462.

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