Omega Seamaster 300*** CK 2913-5*** 1960
OMEGA Vintage CK2913-5 Straight Lug Gilt Dial Seamaster 300, very rare, 1960
Serial # 1671XXXX
Circa: 1960
DESCRIPTION:
Vintage extremely rare ‘Straight Lug’ Seamaster 300 with black gilt dial, broad arrow hands and rare ‘reverse’ 60-minute bakelite rotating bezel
MOVEMENT:
Omega Cal. 500, self-winding mechanical, 17 jewels
DIAL:
Black matte gilt dial with painted luminous triangle indexes, beautiful patina. Luminous ‘Broad Arrow’ hands.
CASE:
38.5mm Stainless Steel, bi-directional ‘REVERSE’ 60min bezel with reverse minutes indication, straight lugs, back engraved with Seamaster logo and the words “Certified High Pressure Waterproof”
NOTE:
According to the Omega Museum, this watch was manufactured in 1960 for the American market.
The Seamaster was launched by Omega in 1948 to coincide with the brand’s 100th anniversary and is the oldest model in the current collection. Loosely based on the waterproof wristwatches made for the British military at the end of World War II, the Seamaster was first intended as a robust yet elegant watch for active individuals who wanted a watch for ‘Town and Country’. The first watches were equipped with self-winding movements in both standard and chronometer versions, the latter being universally appreciated for their robustness, accuracy and reliability.
The key to these watches was the O-ring gasket. At this time, water-resistant watches generally used lead or shellac gaskets which were susceptible to temperature changes. The Seamaster, however, used a rubber gasket of the type that had proven its abilities in submarines during the Second World War. The Swiss Laboratory for Watch Research independently tested 50 cases of the Seamaster at a simulated depth of 60 meters. After temperature changes of -40° C to 50° C in quick succession, the cases showed no sign of water infiltration. The engineers at OMEGA were so sure of the Seamaster that one flew over the north pole attached to the outside of a DC6 in 1956.
The following year saw the introduction of the “Professional” range of Seamaster watches with the launch of the Seamaster 300.
- Omega Museum
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