Military or not, the dial has been refinished. The hour hand and possibly seconds hand are not original either.
durf thanks dial is ok but yea mismatched hands, I think they are kinda handsome tho part of the watches "history" if you will but RNFC?
A "Club", not a "Corps". http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Royal+Nepal+Friendship+Club I don't think it's military related. gatorcpa
Just because you read somewhere that a dial with a flying emblem did not exists on a dial prior to 1960 something does not make it true 3 years ago no one new there were viceroys with arabic numerals I have four of them! Look at the patina on the dial see the way its heavier to word the dial side where the crown is, here is another one, This would be a weird thing to fake, adding to this the dial is perfect bar the patina and minor fade. Anyway if you want ti base your entire premises on weather a longines dial is orriginal or not on a single piece of information thats fine. but damn sure this is not a redial.. Rangers North Football Club
No, the dial on the Omega is original, but what's your point? I can't tell you if the watch is original or if it is a frankenwatch. Is the reference and movement a match? About the Longines, you don't show a movement picture, so I have no idea if it dates from the 1940's or the 2010's. The dial looks strange to me, and I can't place the engraving. Perhaps you should show it on the Military Watch Resources Forum. The people there know far more than most of the people here, myself included. Some are members at both places. If you don't get an answer there, maybe send pictures to the Imperial War Museums in the UK. They should have an idea what the engraving means, or not. gatorcpa
Firstly, where did I read that again? Are you reading things on my behalf? The Longines below (mine) was invoiced in 1953 and it has an original dial with a winged-hourglass. Faking patina is a common practice whether you find it weird or not. Redials with real patina are also very common. A nearly "perfect" (I assume you mean condition-wise) dial from the 1940s eh? That should be one of your first warning signs. Again, which piece of information would that be? The sans-serif typeface, overall design, and condition/appearance are all inconsistent with original dials from the period. That is what my assessment is based on. What makes you so "damn sure"? In a prior discussion, you claimed that specific dials were made of aluminum when they were in fact made of brass. Your knowledge of Longines, from this era, is evidently limited.
For those interested in the discussion that I referenced above, feel free to read it here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/beware-problem-longines-watches.41134/page-2