OMEGA Speedmaster Mark III - Reference 176.002. - Lot 113

OMEGA Speedmaster Mark III - Reference 176.002. Steel bracelet chronograph with automatic winding. Cushion tonneau case, graduated internal tachometric bezel, fluted crown, round pushers, screw-down caseback engraved with Seamaster and seahorse. Black dial, luminescent white painted baton hour markers, white painted baton minute track, white baton hands with luminescent paint, date window at 3 o'clock, hour totalizer (over 12 o'clock) at 6 o'clock, 24-hour scale at 9 o'clock, central white chronograph second hand with luminescent paint, central white painted airplane chronograph minute hand, applied logo. Movement: mechanical self-winding. Caliber 1040 22 jewels - Numbered 26548187 (circa 1968). Case, dial and movement signed. Case dimensions: 41 x 51 mm. Omega steel bracelet with Omega folding clasp - Reference 1155/172. This version is Omega's first automatic chronograph. It is equipped with calibre 1040, offering a range of complications never before seen on a Speedmaster, and with the imposing case shared with the Flightmaster models.