omega military issue?

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KRR

·Mar 6, 2020

Just wondering why this omega might be missing the broad arrow if it were military issue.

 

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Dan S

·Mar 6, 2020

What makes you think it is military issued? Are there markings on the back?

Edit: Actually, I looked more closely and it seems that someone may have painted over the pheon, or washed it off. There seems to be a different colored patch below OMEGA. The watch seems to have fixed lugs. Can you post a photo of the back? Does it have WWW?

Edited: Mar 6, 2020

 

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·Mar 6, 2020

Dan S

What makes you think it is military issued? Are there markings on the back?

Edit: Actually, I looked more closely and it seems that someone may have painted over the pheon, or washed it off. There seems to be a different colored patch below OMEGA. The watch seems to have fixed lugs. Can you post a photo of the back? Does it have WWW?

The back is blank but this is the inside of it.

 

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KRR

·Mar 7, 2020

Any further thoughts on why the dial looks a bit different?

 

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Dan S

·Mar 7, 2020

There is nothing on the outside of the case-back?

 

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watchyouwant

·Mar 7, 2020

Stolen and"shaved" Government Property. Kind regards. Achim

 

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Dan S

·Mar 7, 2020

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Stolen and"shaved" Government Property. Kind regards. Achim

Definitely looks like a deliberate attempt to erase the exterior military markings.

 

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KRR

·Mar 7, 2020

Seems like a lot of trouble. Weird, right?

 

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Dan S

·Mar 7, 2020

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Seems like a lot of trouble. Weird, right?

It may seem weird, but it's actually not uncommon. At the time, people who stole military property didn't want it to be obvious.

 

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JimInOz

·Mar 7, 2020·Melbourne Australia

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Stolen and"shaved" Government Property. Kind regards. Achim

Items used by the military often became "lost".

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Joe K.

·Mar 7, 2020·Curious about this text thingy below his avatar

Military items were often "sterilized" due to the the fact that they were "inappropriately appropriated" 😀

 

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·Mar 8, 2020

Thanks for the explanations.