lot 12

Omega

Speedmaster Red Racing Pre-Professional ‘Decimal Bezel’

This lot has a reserve price
Estimate CHF 40 000 / CHF 80 000
Starting bid CHF 27 000
Location
Office, Zurich

Hammer price CHF 50 000
Total bids 7
Buyer’s premium will not be charged

Specification

CaseRound case in stainless steel, brushed and polished, ‘decimal’ bidirectional rotating bezel in stainless steel with blackened aluminum ring featuring scale with 100 graduations, screwed solid stainless steel caseback with ‘seahorse’ Speedmaster emblem edgraved, winding crown at 3 o’clock with embossed omega Greek letter, ‘pump’ chronograph pushpieces at 2 and 4 o’clock
BraceletOmega flat link bracelet in stainless steel, brushed, double folding clasp in stainless steel
DialBlack matt dial, signed Omega Speedmaster, red ‘pencil’ hour and minute hands, luminous, white central chronograph seconds hand, luminous baguette indexes, applied Greek omega letter at 12 o’clock, recessed and grooved counters, small seconds at 9 o’clock, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, peripheral ‘racing’ minute/seconds scale
MovementHand-wound mechanical movement, cam-operated chronograph, functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph with seconds, minute and hour counters
Cal.Omega 861 (base Lemania 1873)
Ref.145.022-68
Case No.273*****
D=40 mm

Condition report

Case:Good condition, signs of wear
Bracelet:Good condition, signs of wear
Dial:Very good condition
Movement:Very good, all functions working properly

Reasons to bid

A mysterious watch with a ‘decimal’ bezel instead of the classic tachymeter bezel. Red Racing with red hour, minute and small seconds hands and white chronograph counter hands as well as a racing-style checkered seconds track with two-tone red and white hour markers is one of the most charismatic combinations for the Speedmaster. This timepiece definitely deserves attention and careful analysis.