Seamaster 300 Ref. 165.024 British Forces - Need help to verify

greenecollector · Aug 21, 2019

If the watch has a 24,71x then I think most certainly it was not delivered to the RN.

IMO it is most likely a W10 army issued watch if everything else checks out.

However, it's very unlikely if this is the case it shipped with that dial or crown so this decreases it's slim chance of never being issued and adds weight to the fact the caseback has been sterilised.

Tellurider
Do not understand. Did Royal Navy ordered single movements and cases or complete watches?
If this movement with no. 24.71...ordered by Royal Navy, then Omega will confirm: Delivered to Royal Navy?
Thanks.

omegaman · Aug 22, 2019

Tellurider
I understand that the original Omega engravings have been milled down. But I cannot believe that the fat, deep Military marking have been milled down. In my opining the caseback is too fat and would be much thinner if milled down These deep figures.

The thin engraving prior mid 1970 is only about 0,2 mm wide and the fat post mid 1970 only about 0,4 mm. Being honest I have never measured the deepness but it should not be significantly deeper than wide. So milling down 0,5 mm will remove all markings I would say. So the caseback still has plenty of flesh then.

Tellurider
If this movement with no. 24.71...ordered by Royal Navy, then Omega will confirm: Delivered to Royal Navy?
Thanks.

As greenecollectors says... if the S/N is 2471xxxx it cannot be delivered to the Navy, if any it has been delivered to the Army. And than it should have a trapezoid dial and Naiad crown to keep that watchmakers story alive of the "never touched" watch. I think his story is lacking some credibility.

greenecollector · Aug 22, 2019

omegaman
The thin engraving prior mid 1970 is only about 0,2 mm wide and the fat post mid 1970 only about 0,4 mm. Being honest I have never measured the deepness but it should not be significantly deeper than wide. So milling down 0,5 mm will remove all markings I would say. So the caseback still has plenty of flesh then.

As greenecollectors says... if the S/N is 2471xxxx it cannot be delivered to the Navy, if any it has been delivered to the Army. And than it should have a trapezoid dial and Naiad crown to keep that watchmakers story alive of the "never touched" watch. I think his story is lacking some credibility.

Agreed.

Photo of my watch to try and indicate depth of the engravings.

There is easily enough material to remove them.

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Tellurider · Aug 23, 2019

Our caseback is a CB. No idea if all casebacks are the same size or slightly different. The one on the pic looks thicker compared to ours.

Seamaster 300 Ref. 165.024 British Forces - Need help to verify

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