Omega - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: ONE Hong Kong Monday, November 30, 2015 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Omega
    Year: Circa 1963
    Reference No: ST 105.003-65
    Movement No: 24'532'716
    Model Name: Speedmaster
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Mechanical, 321, 17 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Black leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Omega buckle
    Dimensions: 40 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Literature: For another example of reference ST105.003, please see The Master of Omega, Speedmaster - Flightmaster - Speedsonic by Alberto Isnardi, page 26 and 27.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The Omega Speedmaster first appeared in 1957 and its success is due in part for its use with the NASA space missions.

    The present watch manufactured in 1963 is a reference ST105.003-65, powered by the mechanical caliber 321 and was in production until approximately 1966.

  • 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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Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. ST 105.003-65
A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch

Circa 1963
40 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for HK$56,250

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