102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 221
Omega, Swiss, "Automatic Olympic Order of Merit Seamaster XVI", Movement No. 15505745, Case No. 163165, Ref. 2850SC, Cal. 471, 34 mm, circa 1958
A very rare vintage automatic wristwatch - manufactured for the 16th Olympic Summer Games of Melbourne in 1956. Only about 100 copies of this model were produced
Case: 18k pink gold, push back with the Olympic honour cross in high relief, "Omega" buckle. Dial: lacquer.
The Seamaster XVI from 1956 is a special model launched for the XVI Olympic Games in Melbourne to commemorate 25 years of timekeeping at Olympic Games since the Los Angeles Games in 1932. The Olympic Cross of Merit awarded during the Helsinki Games in 1952 for "exceptional services to the world of sport" is embossed in the backplate; the plate is also engraved with "Seamaster XVI-Automatic-Waterproof". The lower part of the "Chinese lacquer" dial is also decorated with the Olympic Cross of Merit and the Olympic rings in red colour. This variant is very rare and was used for approximately 100 timepieces only. The dial was created by Jean-Pierre Matthey-Claudet, who used to produce prototypes of the famous Omega 30 mm.
Source: "Omega" by Marco Richon, Bienne 2007, p. 283.
A very rare vintage automatic wristwatch - manufactured for the 16th Olympic Summer Games of Melbourne in 1956. Only about 100 copies of this model were produced
Case: 18k pink gold, push back with the Olympic honour cross in high relief, "Omega" buckle. Dial: lacquer.
The Seamaster XVI from 1956 is a special model launched for the XVI Olympic Games in Melbourne to commemorate 25 years of timekeeping at Olympic Games since the Los Angeles Games in 1932. The Olympic Cross of Merit awarded during the Helsinki Games in 1952 for "exceptional services to the world of sport" is embossed in the backplate; the plate is also engraved with "Seamaster XVI-Automatic-Waterproof". The lower part of the "Chinese lacquer" dial is also decorated with the Olympic Cross of Merit and the Olympic rings in red colour. This variant is very rare and was used for approximately 100 timepieces only. The dial was created by Jean-Pierre Matthey-Claudet, who used to produce prototypes of the famous Omega 30 mm.
Source: "Omega" by Marco Richon, Bienne 2007, p. 283.
Sold
estimated
7.000—9.000 €
Price realized
10.000 €