Sale 1369
Geneva
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16 November 2009
Price realised
CHF 13,750
Estimate
Omega. A large stainless steel chronograph wristwatch Signed Omega, ref. CK 2077, movement no. 9'598'734, case nos. 2077-7 and 14, manufactured in 1946 Cal. 33.3 CHRO T6 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, large circular water-resistant-type case, screw back engraved G. Strandström, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Omega buckle, case, dial and movement signed 38.5 mm. diam.
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According to the Archives of Montres Omega, the present watch was manufactured in 1946 and delivered to Sweden. A similar watch is described and illustrated in Omega - A Journey Through Time by Marco Richon, p. 534, pl. 8173.
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