Omega Seamaster Circa 1957. Steel wristwatch on leather. Case: tonneau, screw-down caseback engraved: "John Fruchaud 1957". Dial: 'swiss made', silvered, with sectors, applied indexes and logo, tritium dots, luminescent dauphine hands, central second and date. Movement: automatic, N° 17'443'388. Strap: leather with attached pin buckle. Signed and numbered Diameter: 33 mm With certificate of origin (Sarkis Buchakjian, Omega Riad agent, Beirut). For this lot, SC E & S Portier is assisted by Géraldine Richard, SFEP expert.

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