Omega ' Portrait Of Ras Tafari Omega, Bienne, Genève, No. 6336700, case No. 6931042. Made circa 1928. Very fine and historicaly important, 18K yellow gold and enamel hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with painted on enamel portrait of Ras Tafari 'Emperor Haile Selassie'. | Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. | Geneva, 13th November 2010
Omega ? Portrait Of Ras Tafari Omega, Bienne, Genève, No. 6336700, case No. 6931042. Made circa 1928. Very fine and historicaly important, 18K yellow gold and enamel hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with painted on enamel portrait of Ras Tafari ?Emperor Haile Selassie?., CHF 8,000 - 13,000 USD 8,000 - 13,000 / EUR 6,000 - 10,000Sold: CHF 13,750 c. Four-body, solid, "bassine et filets", cover with central blue enamel medallion with monogram TM (Tafari Makonnen) surmounted by the Ethiopian Crown within a laurel leaf frame on a radially engraved ground, the hinged back cover with a finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of Haile Selassie in royal blue dress and surrounded by the inscription in Amharic ?His Highness Tafari Makonnen?. d. White enamel with bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, gilt emblem of the ?Lion of Judah?. Yellow gold spade hands. m. Fabriqué à Genève, Cal. 38 M.S., rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.
