Cal.30 UK 2292 help

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Graybo9

·Jun 3, 2018

I am after a bit of help if anyone can offer information.......
I have a watchmakers parts box, Ref UK 2292 Cal.30 which I have found some info in an Omega forum from 2015.
The forum states that the Cal.30 was a run of 600, other info I have found suggests that the UK2292 was produced in the 40's for the forces out of Avional as steel was in short supply.
If this is all correct, have I got a rare parts box?
Any help would be greatfully recieved...

 

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omegastar

·Jun 3, 2018

You probably have a box that contained 6 watches with the ref. CK 2292 with a metal case, a metal dial and a 30 t2 sc movement. It is all written on the box. Probably delivered to the MOD...

 

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Seaman

·Jun 3, 2018

too bad that you only have the box. 😀

 

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X350 XJR

·Jun 3, 2018·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Rare does not always equate with valuable. 😉

 

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Graybo9

·Jun 3, 2018

Thank you for the info....
Omegastar I read the front as UK 2292, sent to the UK I thought?
Yes, I wish it was full!
Yes rare does not = valuable, but its the interest side as much as anything, but I am having a clear out I would consider, and would rather, this went to a good home, it it has some historical value, ie not many about due to the restricted issue etc some sort of a display, or yes even for sale!
Three further questions:-
How does it rate on the 'rare' scale.
If not many about, where could it be donated, if suitable.
And finally, if sold, what would the value be?

Thanks.......

 

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OMTOM

·Jun 3, 2018

omegastar

You probably have a box that contained 6 watches with the ref. CK 2292 with a metal case

My understanding is that the alloy version supplied to the RAF had the reference UK2292. There was also a steel version, not military/RAF, which had the reference CK2292.

 

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Graybo9

·Jun 3, 2018

Yes that's what my brief research found, the box is clearly marked UK 2292, hence my question about being rare, the marking for Cadr is metal, Cadre in French is Frame, but metal could be Alloy, as you said above "Probably delivered to the MOD..." so the CK seems to have confused me!
So if the alloy version, (UK), were they limited to 600 and if so back to my second question.....

 

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omegastar

·Jun 4, 2018

Graybo9

Yes that's what my brief research found, the box is clearly marked UK 2292, hence my question about being rare, the marking for Cadr is metal, Cadre in French is Frame, but metal could be Alloy, as you said above "Probably delivered to the MOD..." so the CK seems to have confused me!
So if the alloy version, (UK), were they limited to 600 and if so back to my second question.....

Cadr. means cadran = dial in french.

 

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OMTOM

·Jun 4, 2018

I think things are getting a bit mixed up here.

In this case, ‘Cadr.’ Refers to Cadran, meaning the dial. Yours shows that the dial was MÉTAL. As an alternative, for example, Omega used here the word ‘EMAIL’ which represents émail (enamel) or émaillé (enamelled).

The case of the watch(es) is also shown as MÉTAL. Others used on Omega boxes were Acier (steel), Argent (silver), Galonné (more complicated, ‘trimmed). I think that for both UK2292 (alloy) and CK2292 (steel), the box would have shown ‘MÉTAL’.

I do not know where you got your figure of 600 (“The forum states that the Cal.30 was a run of 600”). According to AJTT, ‘ref.UK2292 - 3000 units of this reference were produced between March and June 1943’.

I cannot comment on rarity or value.

 

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OMTOM

·Jun 4, 2018

omegastar

Cadr. means cadran = dial in french.

Sorry, we crossed! Tom

 

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Graybo9

·Jun 5, 2018

that's excellent, thank you Tom.
The info on the run of 600 I found whilst looking on the internet, it was a post here on Omega Forums in 2015.

Thank you again, any info is better than what i had.