Lot #AN3245 – Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Co-Axial Watch 2908.50.38

Estimate: $3,500.00 – $4,000.00

Men’s stainless steel Omega Seamaster Professional Planet Ocean Co-Axial wristwatch with date, ref #2908.50.38.  Black Omega Seamaster Professional Co-Axial Chronometer 600m / 2000ft dial with applied luminous hour markers.  Uni-directional rotating bezel.  Swiss made, self winding automatic Omega Calibre 2500 movement.  Case back stamped with the Omega Hippocampus seahorse logo in the center and Planet Ocean.  Comes on a leather Omega strap with a stainless steel push button Omega deployant buckle.  Accompanied by an Omega watch box.  Approximate dimensions are 45.5mm.

Has superficial scratches due to normal wear and age.  Overall condition is good.  Running at the time of inspection, however not checked for accuracy nor water resistance/proofness.  An overhaul is always recommended for used watches.

In 1848, Louis Brandt founded La Generale Watch Co. in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.  In 1903, he changed the name to Louis Brandt et Frere – Omega Watch & Co which was changed once more to the current Omega SA in 1982.  Throughout it’s rich history, Omega was chosen as the official watch for Britain’s Royal Flying Corps in 1917, the US Army in 1918, and most famously for NASA in 1969.  Some of Omega’s most well known models are – Omega Speedmaster Professional, Omega Speedmaster, Omega Seamaster, Omega Constellation, Omega De Ville, Omega Dynamic, Omega Flightmaster, and Omega Railmaster.  Not as widely known, Omega even created a Tourbillon in 1947.