26th Feb, 2019 12:30

The Watches Auction

 
  Lot 758
 

A GENTLEMAN' S OMEGA SPEEDMASTER STAINLESS WATCH

GENTLEMAN'S OMEGA SPEEDMASTER STAINLESS STEEL MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,
the round black dial with luminous baton hour markers, sunken subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9, outer seconds track in white, lume pencil hands, black tachymeter bezel to the 39mm case, with SPEEDMASTER to the caseback along with hippocampus motif and Omega logo, on a new Omega bracelet strap with Omega clasp, in service box, lacking papers, note: serviced 2018; original perspex, strap, push buttons, spring etc included loose

 

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Sold for £8,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000


Condition Report

Update: 105.003-65, serial 25445164. Circa 1967.

Very good overall
Winds and ticks
Start/stop push button and flyback button working
Hands can be set
Scratch to glass
Patina to luminous hour markers, lighter patina to hands
Wear and losses to enamel on bezel
Case crisp, some minor wear


Serviced and refurbished/repaired in 2018, cost £975
Bracelet strap is new replacement, original is included in lot along with other parts


Image of movement now uploaded- see https://www.mctears.co.uk/auction/lot/758-A-GENTLEMAN-S-OMEGA-SPEEDMASTER-STAINLESS-WATCH/?lot=124175&so=0&st=speedmaster&sto=0&au=&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=25&pn=1&g=-1

 
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