1943 30T2SC ck2292 watch with no caseback markings

Omegafanman

People will always argue about the tactics - but it became a total war and one we could not afford to loose for the sake of freedom. When you look at the odds, the bravery of the men serving in RAF bomber command was incredible....

Bomber Command aircrews suffered a high casualty rate: of a total of 125,000 aircrew, 57,205 were killed (a 46 percent death rate), a further 8,403 were wounded in action and 9,838 became prisoners of war.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/6b-159-squadron---the-lancaster---photo-heavy.138662/

COYI

I've seen many examples of 2292s without the military engravings on the case back. I've always assumed the engravings were skimmed/polished out after the war for reasons unknown. Perhaps the servicemen kept the watches after they were demobbed and didn't want any evidence that the watches were owned by the M.O.D.
As far as I'm aware all 2292s were special orders for the British government and weren't available for purchase by the general public.

Omegafanman

I know we all love assumptions - but for the sake of £100 did any of them order an extract from the archive to confirm the details so we do not have to assume the history?

T tilt

The blackbough one I linked on the original post had no caseback markings and an extract from the archive confirming it was supplied to the British government.

At this point I’d say it’s probably more useful to ask if there’s any 2292 watches with an extract that *doesn’t* say it was supplied to the government.

Or am I misunderstanding your question?