Does anyone know whether Omega made the late 50s / early 60s Railmaster with reference other than 2914? thanks!

 

Yes, 135.004

http://thespringbar.com/omega-railmaster-collectors-buying-guide/

 

thanks oddboy, this is exactly what i was looking for!

 

and the white dial prototype for Canada ( in very low numbers...) from the late 50`s had the old mil. reference 2777. but not the 2777-1 markings of the 1953 mil. watch. . 2777 was exactly in the middle of the inner back . they used the old surplus cases and movements and inner amag. cages for the test of different dial designs in silver/white for their new Amagnetic watch. as Rolex did for the factory prototypes of various Submariner dial designs. they were white/silver as well....kind regards. achim....... Bill Soehne did a lot of research and John Diethelm from the factory confirmed a lot from their side.

 

I've seen a couple of the white dial prototypes, there is one for sale in Miami at the moment, cool watches and very much the prototype for the Railmaster, but if you want the real deal then buy a military 1953 Omega, basically a rail master but 5 years earlier and you can still buy a minter for less than £1500, you won't find a decent railmaster for twice that

I sold a NOS with extract 135.004 about four years back for £6500, a great watch and lovely to wear but I love the 53 more

 

@Tom Dick , do you have a pic?

 

Thanks Tom... Is that the 2777-1 ?

 

This is the one for sale in the US

There was one went through a UK auction house last month and it went for peanuts, I completely missed it and am still kicking myself

 

Tom, which reference is that?

 

Its currently for sale through Matt Bain in the Florida, don't imagine it will be cheap though

http://www.matthewbaininc.com/watch-details/1738

 

thanks again Tom!

 

My pleasure, be interested to see yours if you have one?

 

Tom, to answer your question, I don't own a Railmaster right. But I am going to look into the '53 2777 you suggest... But, the whole reason that I started this thread was because I saw this Railmaster with a bizarre Ref at an upcoming European auction. I would love to hear what you guys make of this... Seems to me the case is not original...

 

what auction house ? skip that one; a piece of shit. a few years ago these surfaced with the laser engraving in the back C & R. kind regards. achim

 

The 2652 reference on the fake is actually an early Constellation reference

 

Achim, the auction house is Auctionata in Germany. They are generally decent. I have purchase stuff from them in the past. This listing has a low reserve, so I wanted to do some research to see if I were missing anything... So you guys think the entire watch is a fake (movement and dial) or just the case? thanks.

 

Hey Tom, Matt Bain wants $20k for that watch pic/link you posted. Too rich for my blood! Anyway, just doing some research on the '53 ref 2777 you recommended, it looks like some of the dials indicate "Swiss" on the bottom and some don't. Usually, the ones that don't have a T with a circle under the Omega inscription. Any thoughts that and how to tell if a dial was redone? thanks