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Omega. A rare and large stainless steel cushion-shaped automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, alarm and bracelet
Lot 3 The following two lots, 3 and 4, are fine examples of Omega's Memomatic model, launched in 1970 and incorporating two world premieres in an alarm wristwatch: it was the first automatic watch with one barrel powering simultaneously the time movement and the alarm function but also the first alarm mechanism triggered to the exact minute. The display is composed of two moving discs indexed to the striking mechanism, a triangle for the hours and a double line for the minutes.

The model is described and illustrated in Omega Sportswatches by John Goldberger, pp. 72 & 73.

Omega. A rare and large stainless steel cushion-shaped automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, alarm and bracelet

SIGNED OMEGA, MEMOMATIC, SEAMASTER MODEL, REF. 166.072, MOVEMENT NO. 30'019'557, MANUFACTURED IN 1971

Closed9 November 2015

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Omega. A rare and large stainless steel cushion-shaped automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, alarm and bracelet
Signed Omega, Memomatic, Seamaster Model, ref. 166.072, movement no. 30'019'557, manufactured in 1971
Cal. 980 automatic movement, 19 jewels, grey and black matte dial, applied luminous baton numerals, luminous hands, orange sweep centre seconds, window for date, two inner revolving alarm discs, one with an orange triangle for hours, the orange double line for minutes, large cushion-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back engraved with Seamaster logo, alarm setting button and date corrector in band, stainless steel Omega bracelet, deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. wide; overall length approx. 170 mm.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Omega, the present watch was manufactured in 1971 and delivered to the Swiss market.