105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 316

Omega
Seamaster 30

A highly attractive and extremely rare vintage pilot's wristwatch used by the Pakistan Air Force Pilots - P.A.F.

Sold

estimated
2.4003.500 €
Price realized
3.400 €
specific features
Case
Steel, screw back with engraved Seamaster logo and marking P.A.F..
Dial
Black, luminous indexes and hands.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.20804283
Ref.135.007-63
Cal.286
Diam.35 mm
Circa1964
Ctry.Switzerland


This pilot's wristwatch is the official model of the Pakistan Air Force. It is a rebuilt Ranchero model, the original dial has been replaced by a Seamaster 30 dial.
What we have here could be a temporary solution where the repairer was pressed for time or working in difficult conditions. As long as the watch worked, it did not matter if the used parts matched the original reference. This is often the reason behind the use of non-matching components such as movement, case, case back, dial, hands, etc. to repair a watch or restore a damaged one.
Source: Marco Richon "Omega", Bienne 2007, p. 238.