104th Auction
2021/5/22
Lot 92
OmegaSeamaster 300
A diver's attractive vintage wristwatch, produced on August 30, 1968 and delivered to Israel - with Omega extract from the archives
estimated
6.000—10.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
Steel, screw back with Seamaster logo and engraving "Certified High Pressure Waterproof", bidirectional rotating bezel with 60 minutes division.
Dial
Black, luminous indexes/Arabic numerals.
Movement
Automatic.
Ref.ST 166.024
Cal.565
Diam.41 mm
Circa1968
Ctry.Swiss
Wt.1 g
This remarkable timepiece spent some time at Omega’s Research and Development Department before being returned to the OMTISO company in Israel on March 5, 1969.
The perfectly proportioned Seamaster 300 in Speedmaster form features slightly turned lugs, a revolving Bakelite bezel and a deep black dial with large luminous indexes and plongeur hands. The watch is Omega’s answer to the scuba diver watches that came on the market in the late 1960s: Blancpain‘s Fifty Fathoms, Rolex’ Submariner, and IWC’s Aquatimer.
This model was also worn by Royal Navy divers.