21st Apr, 2022 9:30
Jewellery, Silver & Watches
An Omega Seamaster 300 T Dial Military Issue ST165.024, with an automatic movement caliber 552 in a 41mm steel case with original bakelite bezel, original dial with the 'big triangle and 12'o'clock and rare circled T above the Seamaster 300 script, acrylic glass and original steel issue bracelet.
Year: 1966
Caliber: 552
Model: ST165.024
Case: 123637
Serial: 24733344
Issued to a diving instructor at the Royal Engineers Diving School in 1972 and used actively in service while training the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), The case back has had military details removed in accordance with UKSF requirements of the time.
Client testimonial:
"I acquired the watch in 1972/3, when I was a diving instructor at the Royal Engineers Diving School.
The diving school was the main unit for training military personnel, we used to teach all the special forces including the SAS, SBS, Marine Commandos, Para’s, Gurkhas, and the Royal Navy in underwater engineering techniques, ship’s hull clearance, underwater explosive demolitions, underwater concreting, emergency Submarine escape training, and other subsea tasks which I cannot name for security reasons.
This watch has travelled the world on military diving missions, I can only name certain missions, including Channel Islands, Malta, and Christmas Island.
I wore this watch when I replaced the stern gland packing on the Sir Galahad which was sunk in Bluff Cove during the Falklands war.
When I left the Army, I started my career on the oil rigs as a deep-sea Saturation Diver, where again I travelled the world on various diving projects, one of the rigs I dived on was the Piper Alpha which blew up in 1988 with the loss of 165 men, which remains the worst such event in the Oil & Gas industry."
All provenance is supplied by the vendor.
Sold for £16,500
Condition Report
The watch is in working condition and appears to keep time. I full service is advised as it has been left untouched for twenty years.
The acrylic glass has the Omega etching but is well worn and appears to have never been changed
The strap is broken and would need restoration
The bezel is worn with numerous wear marks
No Omega extract has been requested
An Omega Seamaster 300 T Dial Military Issue ST165.024, with an automatic movement caliber 552 in a 41mm steel case with original bakelite bezel, original dial with the 'big triangle and 12'o'clock and rare circled T above the Seamaster 300 script, acrylic glass and original steel issue bracelet.
Year: 1966
Caliber: 552
Model: ST165.024
Case: 123637
Serial: 24733344
Provenance
Issued to a diving instructor at the Royal Engineers Diving School in 1972 and used actively in service while training the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), The case back has had military details removed in accordance with UKSF requirements of the time.
Client testimonial:
"I acquired the watch in 1972/3, when I was a diving instructor at the Royal Engineers Diving School.
The diving school was the main unit for training military personnel, we used to teach all the special forces including the SAS, SBS, Marine Commandos, Para’s, Gurkhas, and the Royal Navy in underwater engineering techniques, ship’s hull clearance, underwater explosive demolitions, underwater concreting, emergency Submarine escape training, and other subsea tasks which I cannot name for security reasons.
This watch has travelled the world on military diving missions, I can only name certain missions, including Channel Islands, Malta, and Christmas Island.
I wore this watch when I replaced the stern gland packing on the Sir Galahad which was sunk in Bluff Cove during the Falklands war.
When I left the Army, I started my career on the oil rigs as a deep-sea Saturation Diver, where again I travelled the world on various diving projects, one of the rigs I dived on was the Piper Alpha which blew up in 1988 with the loss of 165 men, which remains the worst such event in the Oil & Gas industry."
All provenance is supplied by the vendor.
