I have a US Army stamped 1945 Omega manual wind with center second hand and 30T2 movement My dial is a little rough and I'd like to replace it I am looking for the dial that has the 3 and 9 reversed almost upside down looking. The attached picture is of another watch in my collection that is also stamped US Army on the back. This is the dial I am looking for
Good luck! I think you went from trying to find a relatively uncommon part to a really uncommon one! These dials are exceedingly difficult to find (whether they are in watches or not) in really nice shape that's why when I found mine (no us army stamp in the back though) it became a core part of the collection!
The challenge and the "hunt" are the most fun parts of collecting anything, are they not? Just sayin I thought I'd never find a balance complete for a 30T2 movement. I considered buying an entire watch just to get the complete balance. I ended up finding a NOS in the original packaging Omega balance complete -part #262.1327- for under $50 I just had my watch maker put it in for me and he says my WWW Omega is running more efficiently. I'll pick it up next week It was a challenge to find this part, but I really enjoyed the hunt So it's now on to the next challenge-any help would be much appreciated
I was looking for one for about two years and then decided the one I had was as good as I could get. Haven't stopped looking though ;-)
Case back pictured above of US Army stamp on my Omega This is one of 2 US Army stamped Omegas in my collection the other is in my avatar on the right Scotch tape over the engraving to protect it from rubbing-the "Y" is a bubble in the tape Engraving is stronger than in the picture
Well guys I guess you have to take my word for it-the engraving is there I took a quick scan of it and it is very small-hard to get in a photo will try again later I live in Boston-please visit and I will show you in person
The US Army engraving on these watches was small and light and I understand that some of these US Army engravings either were polished or wore away. I had been searching a long time for one of these. I found one and then a few months later I found this one They are keepers in my collection
Thanks Canberra I saw that watch a while ago, but I didn't like the dial especially at thet price I appreciate your help I did find what I was looking for so this post can be closed
Just found and added to my collection another US Army stamped watch-this one is case back #2384 Notice the diferent US Army stamps on the 2179 (in my above picture) and the 2384 (pictured below) This watch has a re done or incorrect dial (see picture below) dial-so I am looking for another correct military dial with radiating numerals Any help would be appreciated