Stainless steel OMEGA ref. 2998-3 Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch. Made 1963

Stainless steel OMEGA ref. 2998-3 Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch. Made 1963The Speedmaster Reference 2998 was the second generation of OMEGA Speedmaster. Launched in 1959 with the 2998 1; the famous Broad Arrow hands of the original reference 2915 Speedmasters were replaced by the far narrower Alpha hands to aid legibility. This coupled with the exclusive use of a black printed, external tachymeter scale (initially BASE 1000 but changed to BASE 500 in later models) further enhanced its legibility and cemented the Speedmaster

a jewelry shop established by watchmaker and entrepreneur Samuel Smith in 1851

Dial: Yellow gold dial with outer minute track featuring black printed hour markers  with baton shaped hands

Telemile (to calculate distances in miles) or Decimal (for industrial timing

Made: 1990

Made: 1942

length approximately 173mm

Designed in 1918 with the first watch being given as a gift to General Pershing commemorating the Victory which paved the way for the end of the war

hours and minutes

It was not until 25 years later

Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1930–1999) was the Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999

Traditionally a square shaped watch case with rounded corners and a circular dial and movement

Material: 18ct white gold with onyx & diamond