OMEGA

Ref. 145.026
No. 33314529
Circa 1971
A stainless steel chronograph with second time zone on a bracelet 
Case: barrel-shaped with brushed bezel by Piquerez, signed crown, coloured round pushers, fluted crowns, screw-down caseback marked Flightmaster, signed
Dial: grey “T SWISS MADE T” with “chocolate”-coloured patinated sub-dials, painted luminescent hour markers, painted chequered minute track, white baton hands, blue aeroplane hands for the second time zone, yellow central chronograph seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, small seconds at 9 o’clock, rotating inner scale, painted logo, signed
Movement: manual-winding mechanical, signed – Calibre 911
Strap/Clasp: leather strap with steel pin buckle, unsigned
Dim. 42 x 53 mm
Includes: an unsigned steel bracelet and an unsigned NATO strap 

Launched in 1971, this second generation of the Flightmaster introduced a new calibre, the 911. Whilst the watch may at first glance appear similar to the first iteration of this imposing pilot’s chronograph, the discerning eye will notice the disappearance of the 24-hour scale that was located at 9 o’clock, replaced by a small seconds dial. Apart from this change, we still have a timepiece with the same qualities as the first version. Another interesting detail is the yellow hands, which were fitted to the watches used by pilots! This set of hands was visible under the UV lighting in the aircraft cockpit.