OMEGA. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER MODEL, REF. ST 105.002, MOVEMENT NO. 19’833’816, MANUFACTURED IN 1963 Movement: Cal. 321, manual, 17 jewels, metal dust cap, signed Dial: Signed Case: Screw back, 39.5 mm. diam., signed With: Stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 7912/1 64, endlinks stamped 6, overall length approximately 190 mm., Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch on 16 August 1963 and delivered to Hong Kong
The present model is exceedingly rare as it was produced for only two years, between 1962 and 1964, and approximately 2,200 to 2,600 examples were produced. The initial examples were fitted with “alpha” hands, like the present lot. Later versions of this reference featured the first use of baton hands, which continue to be used through the present day.