"Railroad Official Standard" & “Railmaster Official”

pennsyl936

The Omega website only mentions a 1963 model made for Canada:
“OMEGA developed its automatic "Railroad Official Standard" model specially for the Canadian Pacific company. Its stainless-steel case housed the calibre 552 movement and had a white lacquer dial with easily legible Arabic numerals and minute circle.”

I have never come across one of these exactly as described. Does anyone here have one confirmed made for Canada Pacific?
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gemini4

@pennsyl936 ,it only took me 3 1/2 years to respond to your question and my answer is “Perhaps”.😀

I acquired this Railroad Official Standard recently and the digital extract just arrived. 24 Hour railroad dial, Reference 165.002, caliber 552, 1964 production for Canada but no specific mention of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. What you say?

pennsyl936

I say, "Very cool". Nice to see an extract at least showing shipped to Canada - first I have seen. And I like the 13 - 24 inner minute circle - you don't see this variant often.

Does this one have a 4 digit case number on the back? ...and/or possibly between the lower lugs?

wwhntr

That dial is nice, which I’ve never seen before! The 13-24 inner track is actually military time...13:00hrs is 1:00pm, etc....

wwhntr

That dial is nice, which I’ve never seen before! The 13-24 inner track is actually military time...13:00hrs is 1:00pm, etc....

A ATSF Dan

I am the grandson of the former Santa Fe Assistant General Watch & Clock Inspector, Ralph Gooch, and am the recipient via my father of an heirloom Omega watch which appears identical to the model pictured at the top of this thread. Accompanying the watch are two important documents, a Santa Fe time service card (required by Time Service Rules to accompany all watches worn by ATSF employees), and a letter of provenance. I am sharing the contents of this letter, as I believe it may be interesting and provide insight to the readers of this thread.

"To whom it may concern:

The history of the Model 600, 17-jewel spring-wound wrist watch, in stainless steel case no. 1304, is as follows:

Assigned to me May 20, 1964 by Omega Watch Company through F. Dale Herman, local time inspector in our department at Wichita, Kansas, and a franchise dealer of the Omega Watches. On the same day Omega 500, 17-jewel automatic wind watch, case 1061, was assigned to Mr. Strobel (General Watch & Clock Inspector).

These two watches were for test wearing by Mr. Strobel and I with a view of having them approved by our department for use by employees required to comply with Time Service Rules over the System Lines. The watches performed within our standards and were approved for Santa Fe service, but by the time we did so the Omega Watch Company had discontinued manufacturing the spring wound model 600 and decided to make only one model, which was their model 6100 automatic wind, the successor of the watch tested by Mr. Strobel.

Ralph W. Gooch"

A ATSF Dan

Does anyone have any recommendations on where I can take my vintage Omega 500 Railroad Official Standard in Dallas for clean & service. Also interested in replacing the bracelet with original design. Does anyone know which braclet / size came with this model? Thanks in advance!