OMEGA - Lot 249

OMEGA Soap pocket watch in 18K (750 thousandths) gold, white enamel dial, black railroad minute track, hour markers with Arabic numerals in black decals, gilded hollowed apple hands, small seconds at six o'clock. Hinged front cover in numbered 18K (750 thousandths) gold, one-piece caseback in 18K (750 thousandths) gold, inside signed Omega with patent number 79203, metal dust cover with engraved observatory medals. Mechanical hand-wound pendant movement signed Omega, lever escapement, caliber 18 SPB numbered 6796006. Watch functional at time of appraisal, but no guarantee of future operation or condition of parts. Scratches and dents to the case, cracks and accidents to the dial. Patent 79203 is described for a "Watch case having a hollowed case and fitting means, as well as a watch fitted with such a watch case". Circa 1923 Diameter 47 mm Gross weight 71.5 grams