Omega - TOKI: Watch Auction Hong Kong Friday, November 22, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Omega
    Year: 1989
    Reference No: ST 145.0022
    Movement No: 48’256’015
    Case No: 0’373
    Model Name: Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch, 20th Anniversary Apollo XI
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 861, 17 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Omega bracelet, max length 215mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Omega deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Omega guarantee stamped Oriental Watch Co. Ltd. Hong Kong, instruction manual, product literature, additional Velcro strap, hang tag, mission patch, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Exceptionally well-preserved, this Speedmaster belonging to the series made for the rest of the world is fitted with the rare 1450/808 bracelet with semi-circular links. The caseband is engraved “Apollo XI 1969”. Further accompanied by its original presentation box and guarantee, alongside a booklet of NASA missions and mission patch.

    For collectors and scholars, the present limited edition example represents a riveting opportunity to acquire a historically significant Speedmaster in barely worn condition, complete with accessories reflecting the manufacture's intertwined story with the Apollo program.

  • 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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Property of a Japanese Collector

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Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. ST 145.0022
A very well-preserved limited edition stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with guarantee and presentation box, made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Apollo XI

1989
42mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$30,000 - 63,000 
€3,500-7,300
$3,800-8,100

Sold for HK$53,340

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TOKI: Watch Auction

Hong Kong Auction 22 November