Lot #3240A – Omega Speedmaster Chronograph Triple Calendar Watch 3321.80

Estimate: $2,500.00 – $3,000.00

Men’s yellow gold and stainless steel Omega Speedmaster triple calendar chronograph wristwatch, ref #3321.80.  Blue Omega dial with three registers and day, date, and month indicators.  Yellow gold engraved Tachymetre bezel.  Swiss made, self winding automatic movement.  Case back engraved Omega Maison Fondee En 1848.   Comes on a tutone stainless steel and yellow gold Omega bracelet.  Approximate diameter is 39mm.

The hour markers have some minor spotting.  The watch has superficial scratches due to normal wear and age.  Overall condition is good.  Running at the time of inspection, however not checked for accuracy nor water resistance/proofness.  An overhaul is always recommended for used watches.

In 1848, Louis Brandt founded La Generale Watch Co. in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.  In 1903, he changed the name to Louis Brandt et Frere – Omega Watch & Co which was changed once more to the current Omega SA in 1982.  Throughout it’s rich history, Omega was chosen as the official watch for Britain’s Royal Flying Corps in 1917, the US Army in 1918, and most famously for NASA in 1969.  Some of Omega’s most well known models are – Omega Speedmaster Professional, Omega Speedmaster, Omega Seamaster, Omega Constellation, Omega De Ville, Omega Dynamic, Omega Flightmaster, and Omega Railmaster.  Not as widely known, Omega even created a Tourbillon in 1947.