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Is this really militar?
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dialstatic
路I think you should disable the predictive text option on your keyboard 馃槈
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Darlinboy
路路Pratts! Will I B******S!!!It's a fail. 馃憥
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arcadelt
路The broad arrow would indicate that it is, but if it's a re-dial, they could have added anything.
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Foo2rama
路路Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...movement picture? Also did Omega ever do a caseback like that?
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Joe K.
路路Curious about this text thingy below his avatarNo this is not an issued watch. The dial was refinished for WWW specs but the watch itself is not.
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Tire-comedon
路The case definitely looks genuine Omega. Interesting, it's the first time I see this outside engraving on a three notches caseback. It's more common on six notches casebacks.
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marturx
路It's a 30 mm "military" Omega made in India....
Keep moving, it's nothing there to see (which is original and in good shape)
Keep moving, it's nothing there to see (which is original and in good shape)
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Faz
路I love curry but not Indian watches...Mostly put together and creatively re-dialed...
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Syrte
路Maybe Omega but absolutely not military-- and as such, a fake.
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arcadelt
路No this is not an issued watch. The dial was refinished for WWW specs but the watch itself is not.
Maybe Omega but absolutely not military-- and as such, a fake.
I'm interested to know how you can be so adamant about that? There are many Commonwealth countries whose militaries would have sought supply of watches over the years. Suppliers may have reached into their existing inventory or made watches to meet acquisition specifications, and some of these might have been one-offs and not formally documented by the manufacturer.
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Foo2rama
路路Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...I'm interested to know how you can be so adamant about that? There are many Commonwealth countries whose militaries would have sought supply of watches over the years. Suppliers may have reached into their existing inventory or made watches to meet acquisition specifications, and some of these might have been one-offs and not formally documented by the manufacturer.
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Joe K.
路路Curious about this text thingy below his avatarThere is a MoD specification for the watches they procured. The dial layout for the watch in the picture is for a WWW (ref 2444). An excellent reference for this is Z. Wesolowski's book "The Concise Guide to Military Timepieces 1880-1990". In it you can find examples of what the watch should look like. The watch in OP's picture is wrong. One easy example you can look for yourself online is how the watch should be marked on the case back. You will find that the watch in the picture is not marked correctly. There are several additional issues.
I'm interested to know how you can be so adamant about that? There are many Commonwealth countries whose militaries would have sought supply of watches over the years. Suppliers may have reached into their existing inventory or made watches to meet acquisition specifications, and some of these might have been one-offs and not formally documented by the manufacturer.
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Syrte
路I'm interested to know how you can be so adamant about that?
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arcadelt
路There is a MoD specification for the watches they procured. The dial layout for the watch in the picture is for a WWW (ref 2444). An excellent reference for this is Z. Wesolowski's book "The Concise Guide to Military Timepieces 1880-1990". In it you can find examples of what the watch should look like. The watch in OP's picture is wrong. One easy example you can look for yourself online is how the watch should be marked on the case back. You will find that the watch in the picture is not marked correctly. There are several additional issues.
Thank you, that is a thoughtful and helpful response. Again, just interested, but surely UK MoD specifications would not necessarily cover watches being procured for other Commonwealth Armed Forces, such as Australian, Canadian, Indian, South African, etc
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arcadelt
路Because like some others here I have spent hours, months and now years examining and studying military watches and their markings-- and if you're not prepared to hear an answer from people who have, don't ask the question-- just go and spend the years doing your homework yourself.
I was not challenging your knowledge, but merely asking a question. I'm willing to hear any and every answer, but equally, you should be willing to clarify a claim.
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Syrte
路I was not challenging your knowledge, but merely asking a question. I'm willing to hear any and every answer, but equally, you should be willing to clarify a claim.
Understood, unfortunately those things are very detailed and take time which is not always available. Known military watch models from Commonwealth forces are in fact recorded, the Australian ones often look similar to the British ones, this is something that is made to look like a British WWII Omega but it's not one.
Wieslowski was in fact a good suggestion for a beginning.
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