Omega Seamaster a gold capped stainless steel wrist watch with date and bracelet circa 1960, dial: silvered, applied baton form hour markers, date aperture at 3, calibre: automatic winding, fully jewelled. Case: polished round, screw-down case back embossed with Seamaster hippocampus emblem, closure: Omega beads of rice link bracelet and folding clasp. Dimensions: 1.34 in. diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 6.77 in. Signed: case, dial and movement. Accessories: Omega presentation box
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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