979
Omega
Ref. CK 2998-4, repeated on the inner caseback
Speedmaster
A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with tachymeter scale and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$230,000 - 400,000€25,400 - 44,200$29,500 - 51,300
HK$250,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Omega
- Year
- 1961
- Reference No
- CK 2998-4, repeated on the inner caseback
- Movement No
- 17’765’045
- Model Name
- Speedmaster
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 321, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Omega bracelet, max length 190 mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Omega deployant clasp stamped 3.61 and 7912
- Dimensions
- 39.5 mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, bracelet and movement signed
- Accessories
- Further delivered with Extract of the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1961 and its delivery to the United States.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The reference 2998 was in production from 1959 until 1962.
Minor modifications, such as changes in bezels, hands or dials were made to reference 2998 throughout its production run, and each modification is defined by the number after the hyphen in the reference number inscribed on the inner caseback. This particular reference, the 2998-4, differs from its predecessors in the choice of hands for the subsidiary dials. Essentially, the CK 2998-4, -5, -6 were the last production years of the model.
The CK 2998 was the first Speedmaster in space, worn by Wally Schirra as his personal watch on the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury Program in October 1962. Adding an element of collectability, the present watch was delivered within the same batch that contained the privately flown Speedmaster of Wally Schirra.
Minor modifications, such as changes in bezels, hands or dials were made to reference 2998 throughout its production run, and each modification is defined by the number after the hyphen in the reference number inscribed on the inner caseback. This particular reference, the 2998-4, differs from its predecessors in the choice of hands for the subsidiary dials. Essentially, the CK 2998-4, -5, -6 were the last production years of the model.
The CK 2998 was the first Speedmaster in space, worn by Wally Schirra as his personal watch on the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury Program in October 1962. Adding an element of collectability, the present watch was delivered within the same batch that contained the privately flown Speedmaster of Wally Schirra.
Omega
Swiss | 1848Omega'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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