1958 Omega Seamaster 'Turler' Automatic 35mm 2975-3

Here we have a retailer co-branded 1958 Omega Seamaster 'Turler' Automatic 2975-3. Turler is a retail company founded by the brothers César Alexander and Jean Henri Türler in 1883 in Bielle, Switzerland. In 1907, they opened their first store. Over the years, they established relationships with many renowned brands, including IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Universal Geneve, Blancpain, and Omega. The company continues to operate today, with locations in Zurich. Featuring a 35mm stainless steel case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs. Its curved flanks give it a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a case thickness of 12mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on the wrist. On the right side is a signed crown. The smooth bezel holds a domed crystal protecting an even patina cream dial, and an outer minute track surrounds applied facet-edged baton indexes marking the hours. Elegant steel Dauphine hands are complemented by a tapered centre seconds hand. Text is kept to a minimum with an applied Omega motif ‘Omega Automatic TURLER’ at 12 o’clock and “Seamaster” at 6 o’clock. On the reverse, we have a case back with an embossed Hippocampus  “Seamaster” in the centre, representing Neptune, the God of the sea. Pierre Borie conceived it after seeing a picture of Neptune riding a chariot pulled by seahorses; this is why the seahorses are wearing a bridle. Inside an automatic Omega Cal. 501, 19 jewels, beating at 19,800 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with an 18mm suede strap and a pin buckle.

This watch is sold as ’Watch Only’ and therefore without its Omega box or paperwork. The watch comes paired with an 18mm suede strap and a pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1958 and is sold in fair vintage condition. The dial shows signs of patina, with no lume on the dial or hands, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months Non-Waterproof Warranty.

Everyone loves a double-signature, and this 1958 Omega Seamaster 'Turler' signed reference 2975-3 is a spectacular example worth considering. Coming in at 35mm, this vintage gem wears beautifully on the wrist, and thanks to its white dial, you will be able to switch and swap strap styles and colours, and it will look great on almost everything. I would not hesitate to add this watch to your collection today!

Reference : 2975-3
Movement : Automatic Omega Cal. 501
Age : Circa. 1958
Year : 1958
Case Size : 35mm
Case Thickness : 12mm
Lug to Lug : 43mm
Lugs : 18mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co. in 1848, it was founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When he died in 1879, his sons carried on his dream. In 1880, they moved to 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli, where they remain today. The brothers produced their first mass-produced calibre, the Labrador, in 1885. Just a few years later, in 1892, they produced the first minute-repeater. In 1903, they renamed the company Omega until 1982, when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. During WW1, Omega watches were used as official timekeepers for the Royal Flying Corps and the US Army. In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged together to form Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH). In 1931, another group was formed - Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG). Where SSIH was primarily French-speaking, ASUAG was founded by the more German-speaking members of the Swiss watch industry. In 1948, they introduced the first edition of one of its most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952. At the time, it was Omega's flagship timepiece. The first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later, in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal.55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations. All the gold Constellations of that time have the Observatory of Geneva's hand engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva. The eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition. Celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified. In 1962, when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 Mission, making it the first Omega watch to enter space. After rigorous tests, NASA used Omega for all their Apollo missions, including the 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11. Today, Omega is still the first choice of astronauts. In 1969, President Nixon famously said it was “too valuable” and turned down the first-ever all-gold Speedmaster Professional Deluxe. As a response to the ever-growing threat of electronic watches to the manufacturers of mechanical watches, Omega and many Swiss brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe formed Centre Electronique Horologer (CEH). Prototypes began to appear in 1967, and their production started in 1968. Then, In 1972, Omega introduced the reference 198.030, which included the Omega calibre 1250, a ‘tuning-fork electronic movement which was made under licence from Bulova. Later we saw a merger of SSIH and ASUAG into SMH, or Société de Microélectronique et d’Horlogerie. This merger took place in 1983. In 1992, the company acquired Blancpain, and in 1998, it officially branded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.