http://www.chrono24.de/omega/1953-raf-issue-pilots-watch-case-ref-2777-1sc--id3005983.htm?query=Omega 1953 RAF Issue Pilots Watch&dosearch=true&searchexplain=true&dosearch=true&urlSubpath=/search/index.htm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-195...389?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4c2ea39dPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network are these watches (both different) franken? Shouldnt there be a 30t2 in them?
No, not "franken". As other Military Dials, this two has been redialed by the MOD. 1st example is rarer*, 2nd one is the Standard-MOD-Dial. "At some point the MoD figures out that Radium on the dials is not that great and they decide to change this. They go ahead and redial the watches themselves. This was done by hand and thus we have a redialed watch called the "fat arrow". *pics are too small - judgement not so easy...but i saw some of this type during the last years and it looked correct. Inside should be a cal 283 (modified, because of the thick iron dial). Center second pinion, hour and minute wheels are longer versions. The prices of both watches are too high (in my opinion). rgds - h.u.
If you check out old Omega parts sheets from the early 260 & 280 caliber era, they are often subtitled with their caliber designations in Omega's old system, 30T3 & 30T4.
I think you are mistaking these for WWW models, which indeed housed 30T2 movements. The watches in your links are ref 2777 and they should house a cal 283.