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Omega. A large stainless steel pilot's wristwatch with inner revolving bezel
Lot 217

Omega. A large stainless steel pilot's wristwatch with inner revolving bezel

SIGNED OMEGA, MOVEMENT NO. 8'819'307, CASE NO. 9'532'163, MANUFACTURED IN 1938

Closed15 November 2010

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Omega. A large stainless steel pilot's wristwatch with inner revolving bezel
Signed Omega, movement no. 8'819'307, case no. 9'532'163, manufactured in 1938
Cal. 26.5 SOB nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, black dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer railway five minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, large circular case, revolving bezel with inner ring calibrated for 60 seconds, enlarged downturned lugs, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
40.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of the Omega Museum, the present watch was made in 1938.

For a black and white archive image of a similar watch see Armbanduhren - 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte by Kahlert, Mühe, Brunner, fifth edition, p. 495.

In 2001, Omega launched the "Omega Museum Collection Pilot's Watch", inspired by the present model.