14th Nov, 2020 10:00 GMT/BST

Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver - Online auction

 
  Lot 2166
 

2166

A Rare and Early Pre-Moon Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Omega, model: Speedmaster

A Rare and Early Pre-Moon Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Omega, model: Speedmaster, ref: 2915-1, 1957, (calibre 321) lever movement signed and numbered 15500866, column wheel chronograph, movement dust cover, black dial with luminous baton hour markers, three dials for 30-minute, 12-hour registers and seconds, large "broad arrow" hands, tachymeter base 1000 scale tachymeter bezel, buttons in the band to operate chronograph, screw back engraved to the outer border speedmaster and engraved to the centre with the seahorse emblem, back cover signed inside Omega Watch Co, case maker's mark HF for (Huguenin Freres) and numbered 2915-1, 38mm wide see illustration

The reference 2915-1 is one of the most desirable Speedmasters on the market today. In production between 1957 and 1959, reference 2915 is known in three different iterations,1, -2, and -3. The 2915-1 and -2 calibres are the very first Speedmaster models, and the most collectable.

Sold for £18,000
Estimated at £18,000 - £22,000


 

30.09.20 Case with surface scratches, case with minor dents in parts, bezel is rubbed and worn to the edges, plexi glass is clean, in my opinion the dial is an official Omega service replacement dial, luminous hour markers are faded but have a nice patina, dial is clean, hands are a later service replacement, hand setting correctly, winding smoothly, chronograph is functioning correctly, movement in going order. To my knowledge this is from a private party and has been in a private collection

 


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