Omega. A rare stainless steel limited edition tonneau-shaped self-winding water-resistant chronograph wristwatch with central 60 minutes register, date, bracelet, original certificates and box

SIGNED OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER 125, AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER, REF. ST 378.0801, MOVEMENT NO. 38'292'036, CASE NO. ST 178.002, MANUFACTURED IN 1975

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Omega. A rare stainless steel limited edition tonneau-shaped self-winding water-resistant chronograph wristwatch with central 60 minutes register, date, bracelet, original certificates and box
Signed Omega, Speedmaster 125, Automatic Chronometer, ref. ST 378.0801, movement no. 38'292'036, case no. ST 178.002, manufactured in 1975
Cal. 1041 copper-finished lever movement, 22 jewels, the black dial with luminous baton numerals and Arabic 60 minutes register with central white hand, white painted luminous hands and white chronograph arrow hand, two subsidiary dials indicating 24 hours combined with night and day display and constant seconds, 12 hours register, window for date, black tachymetre scale printed to the inside of the crystal, in large tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type polished case with screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Omega bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
41 mm. wide

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Accompanied by Omega International Guarantee, Certificate of High Precision, instruction manual, colour page from the period Omega catalogue describing the model and list of retail prices effective July 1, 1974, original fitted presentation box and four spare bracelet links. Furthermore delivered with Omega Certificate dated 17 August 1999 confirming sale of the present watch on 16 December 1975.

Reference ST 378.0801, Speedmaster 125, was launched in 1973 and made in a limited edition of 2000 unnumbered examples to commemorate Omega's 125th anniversary in 1973.

It was the world's first officially certified chronometer self-winding chronograph wristwatch and fitted with the applied number "125" on the dial, the tachymetre scale printed on the inside of the crystal.

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