Condition

Vintage used condition. Watch head only – no strap fitted. Case has substantial age and use wear including tarnishing, plating loss, scratches, marks and discolouration. Crystal has some surface wear.

Movement is visible in the photos and appears complete, but the watch has not been tested with a fresh battery, so it is sold as untested. Please refer closely to photos.

Description

Unusual International Olympic Committee presentation/commemorative wristwatch with the five-colour Olympic rings prominently displayed on the dial.

The case back is engraved:

IOC member
Yong Sung PARK
2002. 2. 6.

This date is particularly significant. Yong Sung Park of South Korea was elected as an IOC member on 6 February 2002, during the IOC's 113th Session in Salt Lake City. Olympic-history records give his election date specifically as 6 February 2002.

Park was elected in his capacity as President of the International Judo Federation.

The exact matching date strongly indicates this watch was produced or presented to commemorate Yong Sung Park's election to IOC membership, rather than being a generic Olympic souvenir.

Features:

• Olympic rings dial
• Roman numeral hour markers
• Centre seconds hand
• Quartz movement
• Case back engraved to Yong Sung Park
• Dated 2002.2.6
• Watch head only; no band

Item Specifics

Case Diameter: Approx. 25 mm
Movement: Quartz
Display: Analogue
Dial: Olympic Rings
Indices: Roman Numerals
Band: Not included
Year: 2002
Working Condition: Untested
Engraving: IOC Member Yong Sung Park 2002.2.6