1956 Omega Seamaster Automatic 2846 Presentation Watch
Ref: 2846-2848

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as Watch Only. The watch comes paired on an 18mm leather strap with a reproduction Omega buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1956 and is sold in fair vintage condition, the dial is showing obvious signs of patina. The watch comes with our 12-Months Non-Waterproof Warranty.

The Watch

Formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co., Louis Brandt founded it in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848. In 1903, they renamed their company Omega until 1982, when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. They are today part of the Swiss Swatch Group. The first Omega Seamasters was based loosely around waterproof watches made for the Royal Navy. What made the Seamaster appealing was using an O-Ring gasket which gave it temperature and depth resistance. In 1955, the Swiss Laboratory for Watch ‌ ‌Research‌ tested out 50 Seamaster cases with a 60-meter depth rating. Omega was so confident that they strapped one to the outside of a plane and flew it over the North pole in 1956. The very year this particular watch was made. 

The 34mm stainless steel case has thick lugs with a lug to lug length of 41mm and a thickness of 11.5mm for that comfortable fit on the wrist. On the right side is a signed crown. Unpolished surfaces throughout with a stepped smooth bezel. Domed crystal protects the even patina dial, an inner minute track with applied polished dagger indexes with Arabic numeral at 12. Dauphine hands with a center seconds hand. Text is kept to a minimum with Omega Automatic at 12 o’clock and Seamaster at 6 o’clock. On the reverse, we have a screw-down case back with an engraved inscription. Inside an Automatic Omega Cal. 501, 19 jewels beating at 19,800 beats per hour. The watch comes fitted on an 18mm strap with a reproduction Omega buckle.

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