Omega CK2444

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New arrival 😀

Omega CK2444, cal. 30T2 from ca. 1944.

Got it cleaned up and a new crystal, runs but could need a service 😀

Found this strap that looks like a A.F. 0210, is it a repro?

Tried the geiger on the lumen and it has one of the highest Radium readings I have measured yet.

 
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That watch is dangerously awesome. Congrats on the score!
 
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It's a beautiful watch! 106?? Never seen such a high number on my Geiger counter. You can use it to charge your phone 😀
 
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It's a beautiful watch! 106?? Never seen such a high number on my Geiger counter. You can use it to charge your phone 😀

Yes, have other Omega with a lot of radium and none of them have so readings.

Should be in a lead box 😀

 
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Re the strap, Geo mentioned in the above pictured article did remake the straps in a fabric with a weave that looked like that, with the end dipped in dope, it could be one of those. I have one, I will dig it out and see if it looks the same.
 
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The strap is one of George's (Geo) remakes, it's a comfortable strap and he was making them before the AF0210 replica.
Lovely watch tdn, congrats.
 
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Nice portable fission reactor that you have there. And it also tells the time! Seriously, a very nice example and I like the strap.
 
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The strap is one of George's (Geo) remakes, it's a comfortable strap and he was making them before the AF0210 replica.
Lovely watch tdn, congrats.

Yes just found him im a military FB group, George Holbrook

 
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That's the chap. In some ways I prefer his strap to the faithful AF0210, the buckle and tang are less fiddly to use and I like the doped end, but obviously they aren't as 'authentic' to the original. Both good straps.
 
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These are now available with the squared shoulder buckle of the AF0210 strap on the AF0210strap website.

https://af0210strap.com/product/a-f-0210-strap-6b-321/

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