While they might be best known for sending their watches to space on the wrists of astronauts, Omega certainly have a colorful heritage that we ought to explore more as collectors. One such interesting, and colorful, offering from Omega is the Seamaster Soccert Timer. Launched in the later 1960s, this chronograph was devised to specifically, as its name suggests, time each of the 45-minute halves of a game of soccer, or football for our European friends. Available here we have the first iteration of the Soccer Timer, the ref. 145.016 that was launched circa 1968. Offered with a white or black dial, our example boasts the black dial with red and black subdials and bright orange hands. Offered in a 38mm tonneau-shaped case, the Soccer Timer was a larghe watch forits time, which has inevitably made it a fantastically wearable watch for us these days. A beautiful watch with an intriguing history free from Omega’s typical hype and fanfare, the Soccer Timer is a peculiar watch for the collector who wants a watch a little of the beaten track and unique.

Watch is in overall very good condition. Case has some minor scratches and nicks along the surface of the case. The dial is in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear. Luminous is a medium dark tone. There are some scratches on the crystal.

A fabulously unique part of Omega's history, the Soccer Timer is a watch that speaks to the wonderful diversity within the watchmaking space, with its unusual dial arrangement alluding to that very fact.