Omega - The Beauty in Everything: Single Owner Online Auction Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Omega
    Year: 1944
    Reference No: CK 374
    Movement No: 10.063.892
    Model Name: Lépine
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Manual, cal.38.5 LEP T1, 15 jewels
    Dimensions: 48mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: Delivered with Omega Extract from the Archives confirming the date of production of the present timepiece on 28th October 1944 and its subsequent delivery to Switzerland.

  • Catalogue Essay

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    I used this as my desk clock for a while. Every few days, I would wind it up and enjoy its ticking while I worked. It is a very elegant looking pocket watch. The grey shimmers nicely under sunlight and the hands are long and shapely. I also love the Art Deco font and the discreet, small Omega logo and sub-seconds markings. - Mark Cho

    - Boasting an ashen grey dial with Art Deco Arabic numerals and syringe-shaped hands, the present Omega Lépine pocket watch bears the desirable traits of a collectable timepiece from 1944, sporting striking features distinct to that era. Encased in stainless steel, the ref. CK 374 at hand is a well-preserved specimen, further delivered with an Extract from the Archives, confirming its production date on 28th October 1944.

  • 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. CK 374
A well-preserved and attractive stainless steel chronograph pocket watch with small seconds

1944
48mm diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$10,000 - 20,000 
€1,200-2,500
$1,300-2,600

Sold for HK$30,240

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Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
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