104th Auction
2021/5/22
Lot 96
OmegaSeamaster XVI Olympic
An extremely rare vintage wristwatch with charmingly aged dial - manufactured for the 16th Olympic Summer Games of Melbourne in 1956
estimated
4.500—6.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
18k pink gold, push back with the Olympic honour cross in high relief, "Omega" buckle.
Dial
China lacquer.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.163163
Ref.2850SC
Cal.471
Diam.34 mm
Circa1956
Ctry.Swiss
Wt.11 g
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 Chinese lacquer dial shows delicate ageing lines and has acquired a beautiful patina.