104th Auction

2021/5/22

Lot 75

Omega

An early, rare wristwatch

estimated
2.0003.000 €
Price realized
-
specific features
Case
Steel, push back, "Omega" buckle.
Dial
Two-tone silvered.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.9024170
Ref.CK976
Cal.T17
Diam.20 x 35 mm
Circa1937
Ctry.Swiss


This Omega art deco-style wristwatch is an early model with optical crystal. The two-tone silvered dial is divided in hour sections with modern, cursive Arabic numerals. The quarters are marked by fine indexes and the dial has an outer railway minute track.
Illustrated and described in: Marco Richon, "Omega", Bienne 2007, p. 128.