Omega. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and red gilt movement

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Omega. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and red gilt movement

Signed Omega, Chronomètre, ref. 2364-5, movement no. 10’707’542, manufactured in 1948

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Omega. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and red gilt movement
Signed Omega, Chronomètre, ref. 2364-5, movement no. 10’707’542, manufactured in 1948
Movement: cal. 30 T2 RG, red gilt, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: two-tone, signed
Case: snap-on back, 33 mm. diam., signed
With: stainless steel Omega buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch on 17th June 1948 and its delivery to Benelux

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

The present watch is both stunningly attractive and technically superior. The two-tone silvered dial has applied dart indexes, numerals and the Omega symbol all in white metal which combined with the classic steel case lend the watch an air of quality and understated sophistication. Furthermore, it is a high-precision chronometer which in the 1940s meant a parameter of between 0 to +15 seconds variation in daily rate. In fact Omega’s chronometers have only ever been delivered with a “mention for especially good results” after testing in five positions and at different temperatures. The caliber 30 T2 RG deluxe 30 mm chronometer movement found in the present watch was Omega’s first red gilt movement. Introduced in 1943, it was used in several of the company's most iconic time-only chronometer wristwatches.

Other variants of this model and another almost identical example in a gold case are illustrated in: Omega, A Journey Through Time, Marco Richon, 2007, p. 185-188.

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