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Omega ref UK 2292 manufacturing question.

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Hi All,

I would like some help please?

I'm a bit confused about the production date of the omega alloy case ref UK 2292 military watch.

In my copy of the AJTT,it says there were 3000 ref UK 2292 units made between March and june 1943.

But I have seen this UK 2292 (which isnt mine) with a from the archives certificate by Omega,saying that it was produced in 1944.

I'm sure that I have seen other watches with 1944 serial number dates.
When the AJTT says 3000 units between March and June,do they mean cases without movements?

Kind regards

Lee
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I don’t have much to add except here’s another 1944 alloy cased one. https://www.blackbough.co.uk/produc...de-for-the-british-government-in-1944-wwosml/

the claim in AJTT isn’t incompatible with these, though. It just says 3000 were made between March and June 1943; it doesn’t say that’s when production ended.

Thanks for that link.

Yes,that is one way of looking at it regarding production date,but I was under the impression that only 3000 alloy UK 2292 were ever made?

It may be possible for other 30t2 movements being fit at a later date to the case during a service,and wonder if omega supplied spare movements to mod watchmakers.....but this is just theory on my part and have no proof.
 
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Yes,that is one way of looking at it regarding production date,but I was under the impression that only 3000 alloy UK 2292 were ever made?

yes, that was my understanding too, but only from what I’ve heard online.

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It may be possible for other 30t2 movements being fit at a later date to the case during a service,and wonder if omega supplied spare movements to mod watchmakers.....but this is just theory on my part and have no proof.

I don’t *think* that fits the facts (but am no expert). if a later movement had been fitted to the watch then surely the extracts based on movement number would not have any record of having been supplied for a 2292 watch.

also if the watches had been returned to omega for service/repair I’d have expected there to be other signs of non originality such as redials, recases or changed hands
 
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yes, that was my understanding too, but only from what I’ve heard online.



I don’t *think* that fits the facts (but am no expert). if a later movement had been fitted to the watch then surely the extracts based on movement number would not have any record of having been supplied for a 2292 watch.

also if the watches had been returned to omega for service/repair I’d have expected there to be other signs of non originality such as redials, recases or changed hands
I agree,my theory does have possible flaws,but just to note,once omega delivered the watches to the mod,it was then up to the mod watchmakers to service the watches and not omega.
 
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I agree,my theory does have possible flaws,but just to note,once omega delivered the watches to the mod,it was then up to the mod watchmakers to service the watches and not omega.[/QUOTE
Omegafanman Omegafanman
Does your watch have any markings on the case back?
It might be worth cross linking these threads?

https://omegaforums.net/threads/1943-30t2sc-ck2292-watch-with-no-caseback-markings.142079/

My situation is a bit different and may not be helpful in this discussion.

But,I have a uk2292 case it was purchased with no movement.I bought the case for a great price on ebay,it had a non omega movement and dial,but I recognized the case and hit the buy now button.

I also have an original but worn dial.
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Think it would be great to find original parts if possible to complete this watch and keep it with my 30t2 collection.

I know this could be folly on my part,but I have just purchased a cheap 30t2sc movement that has many parts missing apart from the bridges

But what attracted me to buying this movement was the serial number.
Its 9821722.

A news article that I read recentley featured the story about an raf pilot and his watch,which has the movement number 9821825.

Those movement numbers are not a million miles apart,so just happy that it's from the correct time period.I will contact omega at some point to see if this movement was originally supplied to the mod,but of course,it could also just be a civilian supplied movement......but what if? 😀
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E Eldridge
My situation is a bit different and may not be helpful in this discussion.

But,I have a uk2292 case it was purchased with no movement.I bought the case for a great price on ebay,it had a non omega movement and dial,but I recognized the case and hit the buy now button.

I also have an original but worn dial.
20220208_125958.jpg 20220112_111637.jpg


Think it would be great to find original parts if possible to complete this watch and keep it with my 30t2 collection.

I know this could be folly on my part,but I have just purchased a cheap 30t2sc movement that has many parts missing apart from the bridges

But what attracted me to buying this movement was the serial number.
Its 9821722.

A news article that I read recentley featured the story about an raf pilot and his watch,which has the movement number 9821825.

Those movement numbers are not a million miles apart,so just happy that it's from the correct time period.I will contact omega at some point to see if this movement was originally supplied to the mod,but of course,it could also just be a civilian supplied movement......but what if? 😀

That is a nice little project (maybe a big project :0) - out of interest what are the markings on the inner caseback?
Also would be interest to read that pilots story.
 
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I have a spare 2292 dial with original movement. So all serials should correspond correctly with a 2292 case. Rather than being a random movement you picked up which is probably not supplied to British MOD. If you are interested drop a line. Dial is in good condition with patina.

Regards,

Oliver
 
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