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  • Manufacturer: Omega
    Year: Circa 1997
    Reference No: 3690.30.01
    Movement No: 48377314
    Case No: 06/40
    Model Name: Speedmaster Professional
    Material: 18k gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 1861, 18 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Black Omega crocodile strap
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k gold Omega buckle
    Dimensions: 42mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Omega international warranty dated 1998, instruction manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present watch, nicknamed 'The Golden Panda', was produced on October 17, 1997 in a limited edition of 40 examples for the Japanese market. The dial on the Golden Panda is silvery-white with black registers and a matching black outer track. Combined with a yellow gold case, it has become a popular collector’s item.

    Offered in very appealing and excellent overall condition, and complete with original International Warranty and fitted presentation box, the present Golden Panda watch is extremely rare and highly collectible.

  • Artist Biography

    Omega

    Swiss • 1848

    Omega's rich history begins with its founder, Louis Brandt, who established the firm in 1848 in La Chaux de Fonds. In 1903, the company changed its name to Omega, becoming the only watch brand in history to have been named after one its own movements. A full-fledged manufacturer of highly accurate, affordable and reliable watches, its sterling reputation enabled them to be chosen as the first watch company to time the Olympic Games beginning in 1932. Its continued focus on precision and reliability ultimately led their Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch to be chosen by NASA in 1965 — the first watch worn on the moon.

    Key models sought-after by collectors include their first, oversized water-resistant chronograph — the reference 2077, early Speedmaster models such as the CK 2915 and 2998, military-issued versions of the Seamaster and oversized chronometer models such as those fitted with their prestigious caliber 30T2Rg.

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Ref. 3690.30.01
A very fine and extremely rare gold chronograph wristwatch, made for the Japanese market, numbered 6 of a limited edition of 40 pieces.

Circa 1997
42mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$160,000 - 320,000 
€17,400-34,800
$20,000-40,000

Sold for HK$662,500

Contact Specialist
Ziyong Ho
Specialist
+852 9386 2032
yong.ho@phillips.com

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FIVE

Hong Kong Auction 28 November 2017