100th Auction
2019/11/15
Lot 70
Omega "Seamaster 300 Automatic", Movement No. 16460793, Ref. CK2913, Cal. 501, 39 mm, circa 1959
A diver's important vintage automatic wristwatch - reference CK2913, first execution - with flawless Bakelite bezel, anti-clockwise bezel graduation, short radium arrow-hand and original flex steel bracelet. The watch was originally delivered to Sweden and comes with original box and Omega extract of the archives
Case: steel, screw back with Seamaster logo and engraving "CERTIFIED HIGH PRESSURE WATERPROOF SEAMASTER", bidirectional rotating steel bezel with radium lume dot at 12 o'clock and Bakelite insert with anti-clockwise 60 minutes division, Hesalite crystal, flexible "Omega" steel bracelet with deployant clasp, dated 2/59, bracelet length 130 mm, total length 190 mm. Dial: matt black, luminous triangular indexes and luminous Arabic numerals.
The Seamaster 300 was developed for professional as well as civilian divers; reference CK 2913 was one of three special models Omega introduced in the late 1950s. The other two were the Speedmaster and the Railmaster. The Seamaster 300 reference CK 2913 was launched on the market in 1957; it is still regarded as the model with the longest production run of all the Omega range.
There are eight versions of the CK 2913, starting with 2913-1 up to reference 2913-8. From 1960 on it was replaced by reference CK14.755 replaced, followed by reference ST165.014 in 1962.
As this watch shows, the first execution until 1959 featured a slim Bakelite bezel with anti-clockwise calibration. Experience had shown that it was vital for the divers to know how much time they were spending underwater. For exact reading of the time, radium hands were used, with a wide arrow hand for the hours and a slimmer dauphine hand against a matte black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and isosceles triangles at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock as well as acute triangles at the five-minute markers. Automatic calibre 501 ensured the reliable running of the watch; it was replaced by calibre 552 (reference CK14.755) in 1960.
Source: Marco Richon "Omega", Biel 2007, p. 323ff.
The overall condition of this Omega Seamaster 300 is outstanding. The Bakelite bezel is immaculate, the radium lume dot still present. The inscription "CERTIFIED HIGH PRESSURE WATERPROOF SEAMASTER" on the caseback is deeply engraved; the steel case has some slight, age appropriate surface scratches. The matte black dial is in pristine condition; the luminous mass of the indexes and the hands has acquired a charming hue from age and lends the watch its unique, appealing look.
A diver's important vintage automatic wristwatch - reference CK2913, first execution - with flawless Bakelite bezel, anti-clockwise bezel graduation, short radium arrow-hand and original flex steel bracelet. The watch was originally delivered to Sweden and comes with original box and Omega extract of the archives
Case: steel, screw back with Seamaster logo and engraving "CERTIFIED HIGH PRESSURE WATERPROOF SEAMASTER", bidirectional rotating steel bezel with radium lume dot at 12 o'clock and Bakelite insert with anti-clockwise 60 minutes division, Hesalite crystal, flexible "Omega" steel bracelet with deployant clasp, dated 2/59, bracelet length 130 mm, total length 190 mm. Dial: matt black, luminous triangular indexes and luminous Arabic numerals.
The Seamaster 300 was developed for professional as well as civilian divers; reference CK 2913 was one of three special models Omega introduced in the late 1950s. The other two were the Speedmaster and the Railmaster. The Seamaster 300 reference CK 2913 was launched on the market in 1957; it is still regarded as the model with the longest production run of all the Omega range.
There are eight versions of the CK 2913, starting with 2913-1 up to reference 2913-8. From 1960 on it was replaced by reference CK14.755 replaced, followed by reference ST165.014 in 1962.
As this watch shows, the first execution until 1959 featured a slim Bakelite bezel with anti-clockwise calibration. Experience had shown that it was vital for the divers to know how much time they were spending underwater. For exact reading of the time, radium hands were used, with a wide arrow hand for the hours and a slimmer dauphine hand against a matte black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and isosceles triangles at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock as well as acute triangles at the five-minute markers. Automatic calibre 501 ensured the reliable running of the watch; it was replaced by calibre 552 (reference CK14.755) in 1960.
Source: Marco Richon "Omega", Biel 2007, p. 323ff.
The overall condition of this Omega Seamaster 300 is outstanding. The Bakelite bezel is immaculate, the radium lume dot still present. The inscription "CERTIFIED HIGH PRESSURE WATERPROOF SEAMASTER" on the caseback is deeply engraved; the steel case has some slight, age appropriate surface scratches. The matte black dial is in pristine condition; the luminous mass of the indexes and the hands has acquired a charming hue from age and lends the watch its unique, appealing look.
estimated
85.000—120.000 €
Price realized
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