MOVEMENT NO. 17’764’852

Name: OMEGA, GOLD SEAMASTER CHRONOGRAPH, REF. 2884
Brand: MOVEMENT NO. 17’764’852
Price: 5500.00 CHF
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised CHF 6,875

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CHF 3,000 - CHF 5,000

Closed: 18 May 2021

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OMEGA, GOLD SEAMASTER CHRONOGRAPH, REF. 2884

MOVEMENT NO. 17’764’852

Price Realised CHF 6,875

Closed: 18 May 2021

Price Realised CHF 6,875

Closed: 18 May 2021

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CIRCA: 1959
CASE MATERIAL: 14k yellow gold
CASE SIZE: 35.2 mm. diam.
DIAL: Silvered
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Chronograph

+ This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

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Lot Essay

To celebrate their 100th anniversary in 1948, Omega launched the Seamaster, the brand’s longest running collection still produced today.

The civilian version of the water-resistant wristwatches supplied to the British Airforce during WW II, it was built to resist any sport at any altitude, a robust yet elegant timepiece.

Upon release, the Seamaster was available in two versions, either with centre seconds or with the subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, in stainless steel or gold, with or without metal bracelet.

Since these early days the Seamaster has remained a cornerstone of the Omega range, the watches of the series however looking today entirely different to their forbears from the immediate post-war period.

The present ref. 2884 is from the rare chronograph series launched in the mid-1950s, cased in 14K gold and equipped with the iconic cal. 321 movement. It is fitted with Omega’s patented water-resistant case construction, Swiss Patent 315.164, with the o-ring or rubber washer fitted inside the case back. The system was used mainly for the Seamaster and Constellation models of the period. It was then replaced by the better known screw back.