OMEGA Speedmaster Mark III Pilot Case - Reference 176.002. - Lot 117

OMEGA Speedmaster Mark III Pilot Case - 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 seahorse. Blue dial, grey and black applied baton hour markers with a dot of luminescent patina paint at their tips, 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 jet-shaped chronograph minute hand painted orange, painted logo. Movement: mechanical self-winding with oscillating weight. Calibre 1040 22 jewels - Numbered 36258164 (circa 1973). Case, dial and movement signed. Case dimensions: 41 mm. This version is Omega's first automatic chronograph. It is equipped with calibre 1040, and the imposing case shared with the Flightmaster models.