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Omega
Ref. 2471/1
Cosmic “Pre-Series”
An extremely rare and well-preserved stainless steel triple calendar wristwatch with two-tone dal, luminous hour markers and hands, tropical moon phases, and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
• “Pre-series”/prototype example without movement or case number
• Tropical moon phase display, French day and month indication
Produced at the end of the 1940s, Omega’s Cosmic Triple calendar is a very elegant and classic wristwatch that today are highly sought after. The most striking feature of this superb vintage watch is the stunning tropical sky of the moon phase disc. With the action of time and sun, the color of this disc has dramatically turned to a deep, warm and sensual gold brown color. The two-tone silver dial has picked up a very light patina that further enhances the creamy colored Arabic numerals. The ultramarine blue outer scale color that indicates the day is perfectly matching the calendar hand.
A noteworthy characteristic is that the movement of this watch is not signed or numbered at all. The case is not numbered either. According to our research, this watch appears to be a prototype, or a pre-series watch, that led to the launch of reference 2471/1 in 1948. Preserved in outstanding condition, the present watch will leave a strong impression on the vintage watch collector.
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.