Vintage Omega Seamaster – Ref. 2846/2848 – Cal. 501 – Circa 1957
Details
Reference: 2846 / 2848
Year: 1957
Case: 34.5 mm, stainless steel with gold-cap bezel and lugs
Dial: Black with gilt Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6, and 9; triangular indices; dauphine hands
Seconds: Central sweep seconds
Movement: Omega Caliber 501, 19-jewel automatic
Movement serial: 15,744,368 (dates to 1957)
Inside caseback: “Omega Watch Co., Fab. Suisse, Swiss Made, Ref. 2846-2848 SC”
Caseback: Screw-down with Seamaster hippocampus emblem
Strap: Later brown leather strap
Condition
Running and keeping time
Dial shows attractive vintage patina
Case has wear appropriate for age
Crystal shows light marks (as pictured, barely detectable to the naked eye)