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bazelot
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I just bought this gorgeous Omega Ploprof named to a USMC Gunnery Sergeant who was a diver in the 3rd Recon Battalion in Vietnam. His name and rank are engraved on the back.

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oh shit. that is cool.
come back with some wrist shots.
 
Mark Rick
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Congratulations on your purchase. Agree let's have some wrist shots.
 
Raskolnikov
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Congratulations sir, I wish you a lot of wearing fun with this. The PloProf is a magical beast.
The dial is the final iteration of the original tritium dials, D5 as per omegaploprof.com
The dial dates around -79 -80, not sure if Gibson was still roaming around Vietnam by then. If the watch had a dial swap it can be from early 70s as well ofcourse. If you ever come across one, switch out the bezel for a tritium one. The one that matches this dial period correct is the flat top 3 bezel, thin script.
Wear it in good health sir.
 
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Raskolnikov Raskolnikov
Congratulations sir, I wish you a lot of wearing fun with this. The PloProf is a magical beast.
The dial is the final iteration of the original tritium dials, D5 as per omegaploprof.com
The dial dates around -79 -80, not sure if Gibson was still roaming around Vietnam by then. If the watch had a dial swap it can be from early 70s as well ofcourse. If you ever come across one, switch out the bezel for a tritium one. The one that matches this dial period correct is the flat top 3 bezel, thin script.
Wear it in good health sir.
Thanks, what makes this specific dial (a D5 indeed) a 79-80 iteration. from what i understand the D5 was produced from 74 to around 78 or 79 when production ended of the ploprof. Are there references of dates of production out there?
 
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bazelot bazelot
Thanks, i have a 7.5 wrist.
The Ploprof is awesome. And frankly, as someone with a ~6-1/2" wrist, I pull off the modern one just fine. The short lug-to-lug makes it fit way better than you'd expect.
 
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NGO1 NGO1
oh shit. that is cool.
come back with some wrist shots.
I will make sure to post a few 😀
 
Wat-1
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Beautiful watch
Please keep his legacy alive and don’t remove the engravings
 
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Beautiful watch
Please keep his legacy alive and don’t remove the engravings
I won't remove it. All i will do is get the movement serviced.
 
Garden Veggies
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Looking forward to the wrist shots! If that watch could talk it would have some stories to tell.
 
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Congratulations for such as nice Proplof!!! Enjoy it in good health. Pelase wrist photos for us to admire.
Regards
 
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bazelot bazelot
i understand the D5 was produced from 74 to around 78 or 79 when production ended of the ploprof

You are correct for the meters and feet dials grouped together, but it is my understanding the D4 dial came first and the D5 dial came at the end of the production run of the PloProf, upper end of the 70s. The owner and writer of the omegaploprof.com website shares a lot of insights and extra information on his instagram t_solo_t you will find your answer there.
 
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You are correct for the meters and feet dials grouped together, but it is my understanding the D4 dial came first and the D5 dial came at the end of the production run of the PloProf, upper end of the 70s. The owner and writer of the omegaploprof.com website shares a lot of insights and extra information on his instagram t_solo_t you will find your answer there.
I am trying to find pictures of ploprofs with the same dial with an extract but it seems to be easier said than done 😀 Those dials don't seem to be very common, the vast majority of the Ploprofs with the meter and feet dials have a D4 dial. It is really hard to find examples with the D5 dial (even without an extract)
 
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