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  1. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Dec 22, 2014

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    Can you tell, based on these pictures, whether this 10033 is giving off signs of being original or fake?
     
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  2. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Dec 22, 2014

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    Original www with a moD redial.

    This quote:

    A reader of this page who use to work on repairing Omegas sent me this as part of an email:

    "The part number for Omegas was W10/VB 10033 and the individual spare parts followed so that, from memory, a part number for a balance staff W10(the Army Ordnance code for timepieces, including clocks etc) /VB (Ordnance for wristwatches) followed by 10033 (the Omega code) followed by /22 thus W10/VB-10033/22."

    From this link:

    http://www.time514.com/BritishX.htm
     
  3. Joe K. Curious about this text thingy below his avatar Dec 22, 2014

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    As mentioned above, the number 10033 was the part number MoD used for Omega. The dial in the picture is not a redial, but rather a service dial made by the MoD to replace the dials on the Omega WWW watches. I am not sure who produced these for the MoD, but have one at home in the original packaging and can have a look. The hands also appear to be MoD replacement hands.

    The watch itself looks authentic including the fixed lugs and crown. However, the WWW on the case back looks shallow compared to the numbers. You might want to get a closeup of that. Even with the replacement parts, the watch is still desired by military watch collectors.
     
  4. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Dec 22, 2014

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    Forgive my ignorance - what does moD (MoD?) stand for?
     
  5. Joe K. Curious about this text thingy below his avatar Dec 22, 2014

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    The British Ministry of Defence.


     
  6. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 22, 2014

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    Ministry of Defence.
    The UK Government office responsible for all things that go bang or ping.
     
  7. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Dec 22, 2014

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    Thank you guys!