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Omega. A fine and very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet made for the Peruvian Air Force
Lot 230

Omega. A fine and very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet made for the Peruvian Air Force

Signed Omega, Speedmaster, ref. 105'002, movement no. 19’584’305, manufactured in 1963

Closed16 May 2016

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Omega. A fine and very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet made for the Peruvian Air Force
Signed Omega, Speedmaster, ref. 105'002, movement no. 19’584’305, manufactured in 1963
Cal. 321 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, metal dust cap, black dial, luminous baton numerals, luminous Alpha hands, fifth of a second divisions, three sunken beveled engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, twelve hours and thirty minutes registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, black bezel with tachymetre scale calibrated to 500 units per hour, screw back engraved with the Seahorse logo and with “FAP”, two chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Omega bracelet, deployant clasp stamped “2 63”, case, dial and movement signed
39.5 mm. diam.; overall bracelet length approx. 185 mm.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Omega the present watch was shipped on 19.07.1963 to Peru.
Formally established since 1950, the Fuerza Aerea del Peru (FAP) ordered a variety of instruments from commercial manufacturers, including wristwatches. The very first official supplier was Omega, starting in 1958. The watches available to the members of the Air Force were featured in the Fuerza's catalogue of "functional watches for aviation". The FAP only received a small number of these watches that were issued to pilots and high officials, making them extremely rare and collectable. They are distinguished by the, "FAP" engraving on the case back.