98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 435
Omega "Seamaster Memomatic", Movement No. 33324983, Ref. 166.071, Cal. 980, 40 x 50 mm, circa 1972
A vintage automatic wristwatch in near mint condition, with date and alarm
Case: steel, screw back with Seamaster logo. Dial: blue/silver.
The "Memomatic", model of 1970
This design stood for two world premieres in the field of alarm wristwatches; it was the first rotor self-wind system with only one barrel driving both the movement and the alarm. It was also the first alarm wristwatch where an alarm could be set to the minute by a central rotating alarm disc.
A vintage automatic wristwatch in near mint condition, with date and alarm
Case: steel, screw back with Seamaster logo. Dial: blue/silver.
The "Memomatic", model of 1970
This design stood for two world premieres in the field of alarm wristwatches; it was the first rotor self-wind system with only one barrel driving both the movement and the alarm. It was also the first alarm wristwatch where an alarm could be set to the minute by a central rotating alarm disc.
Sold
estimated
800—1.500 €
Price realized
1.500 €