OMEGA Seamaster Memomatic- Reference 166.072. - Lot 54

OMEGA Seamaster Memomatic- Reference 166.072. Self-winding alarm bracelet watch in steel. Steel tonneau/cushion case, brushed bezel, fluted crown, round push-piece, screw-down caseback engraved with Seamaster and seahorse. Gray-tone dial, applied black baton hour markers with a dot of patinated luminescent paint at the end, painted black baton minute track, white baton hands with luminescent paint, rotating disc for alarm, date window at 3 o'clock, orange central baton second hand. Movement: mechanical self-winding. Calibre 980 19 jewels - Numbered 33329330 (circa 1971). Case, dial and movement signed. Case dimensions: 40 x 50 mm. Leather strap with Omega buckle. With Omega Mémomatic leaflet. Launched in 1970, the Memomatic offers two technical innovations: a minute setting for the alarm, and the use of a single barrel to power both the watch and the alarm, an exceptional technical feature. The oscillating weight powers both the watch and the alarm function.