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Lot 110 OMEGA
Platinum Central Tourbillon No. 38
Platinum Central Tourbillon No. 38
Omega. A very fine, rare and heavy platinum automatic wristwatch with one-minute central flying tourbillon and box
Signed Omega, Tourbillon Chronometer, No. 38, De Ville Central Tourbillon 2002 model, circa 2006
Closed13 May 2019
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This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.
The most luxurious version of the now iconic Omega Central Tourbillon 2002 in platinum, the present watch is to the best of our knowledge only the second non-skeletonized platinum example to be offered at international auction.
Launched in 1994 with the caliber 1170 movement, the Omega Central Tourbillon was the first of its kind with automatic winding. For the first time, the tourbillon was placed at the centre of the watch, a visually stunning and ingenious creation. The further challenge of the placement of the hands was solved equally ingeniously in the form of two sapphire crystal discs each etched with a hand and rotating around the centre in a similar way to a mystery watch.
In 2002, the new version was presented with improved caliber 2600 chronometer movement. Each watch was tested at the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres and issued with a Chronometer Certificate to confirm its high precision. The Central Tourbillon was available in 18K yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and platinum as well as diamond-set and skeletonized versions.
The particularity of the tourbillon is that all the escapement parts - pallets wheel, pallets and sprung balance - are assembled in a small mobile cage that makes one complete rotation in one minute. This ingenious device, invented by the celebrated Abraham-Louis Breguet, eliminates performance variations due to gravitational forces and thus assures optimum accuracy in the mechanical watch.
Substantial and highly sophisticated, yet with a 39 millimeter case it is easily wearable and discreet, the perfect timepiece for those who appreciate innovation in fine watchmaking.
The most luxurious version of the now iconic Omega Central Tourbillon 2002 in platinum, the present watch is to the best of our knowledge only the second non-skeletonized platinum example to be offered at international auction.
Launched in 1994 with the caliber 1170 movement, the Omega Central Tourbillon was the first of its kind with automatic winding. For the first time, the tourbillon was placed at the centre of the watch, a visually stunning and ingenious creation. The further challenge of the placement of the hands was solved equally ingeniously in the form of two sapphire crystal discs each etched with a hand and rotating around the centre in a similar way to a mystery watch.
In 2002, the new version was presented with improved caliber 2600 chronometer movement. Each watch was tested at the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres and issued with a Chronometer Certificate to confirm its high precision. The Central Tourbillon was available in 18K yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and platinum as well as diamond-set and skeletonized versions.
The particularity of the tourbillon is that all the escapement parts - pallets wheel, pallets and sprung balance - are assembled in a small mobile cage that makes one complete rotation in one minute. This ingenious device, invented by the celebrated Abraham-Louis Breguet, eliminates performance variations due to gravitational forces and thus assures optimum accuracy in the mechanical watch.
Substantial and highly sophisticated, yet with a 39 millimeter case it is easily wearable and discreet, the perfect timepiece for those who appreciate innovation in fine watchmaking.