Help Request - Identifying Vintage Pocket Watch from 1920

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Hello everyone,

I recently acquired my first vintage Omega pocket watch and I’m trying to find out more about its exact origin and possible history. Here’s what I already know:

  • Movement serial number: 5361628 → dates the watch to approximately 1919–1920
  • Case material Steel
  • Beautifully engraved “Winged Wheel” (winged railway wheel) on the back cover
  • Comes with a steel Albert chain that appears period-correct (T-bar + dog-clip)

I’ve read that the winged-wheel emblem was used by Omega for watches supplied to British railway companies (and sometimes RAF) during and just after WWI. My watch seems to fit exactly into that 1919–1922 timeframe.

Is anyone here familiar with these steel “Winged Wheel” pocket watches?
Could this be an actual British Railway or early RAF service watch? Any idea how rare this version is?

Thank you very much in advance for any information or thoughts!

Best regards
Claudious05

 
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You may want to move or copy your post to the pocket watch thread I listed above.
 
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Hi, beautiful watch.

Despite it is definitively not railroad grade, nor award winning quality as it is a grade A (with 7 jewels) flat (non breguet) hairspring, it is in a very good condition with its intact dial and a nice 'swing ring' large case typical from this period. Hands are correct for this model and dial, it looks all original to me.

As already mentionned, the wingged wheel was largely used by watch manufacturers at that time and can't be related to either british rail or RAF.
 
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Hi, beautiful watch.

Despite it is definitively not railroad grade, nor award winning quality as it is a grade A (with 7 jewels) flat (non breguet) hairspring, it is in a very good condition with its intact dial and a nice 'swing ring' large case typical from this period. Hands are correct for this model and dial, it looks all original to me.

As already mentionned, the wingged wheel was largely used by watch manufacturers at that time and can't be related to either british rail or RAF.
Alright thank very much for the explaination.
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