1956 OMEGA Seamaster

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Lt. Cmdr McKenzie’s 1956 Omega Seamaster is a classic Seamaster 35mm with an automatic rotor movement.  It features a gold bezel and a stainless steel case back. The stunning black dial vintage Omega dial has applied indices hour markers, gilt minute and hour hands, and a central sweeping second hand. The dial is in gorgeous, unrestored, original vintage condition. The original Omega crown is marked with the Greek omega symbol.

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The case back outer is completely smooth, with the wording “Seamaster, Waterproof” stated around its outer sloped edges, with the inscription “LCDR ~ Bill McKenzie ~ USS ~ Greenfish ~ SS351”. (Later watches, manufactured from approximately 1958 onwards, feature the distinctive raised Seamaster seahorse emblem).

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The Omega cost $150 in 1956 – equivalent to about $1,500 in 2020.