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irikster53
·6B/542 '56 New Zealand issue as I understand it.
I have the same
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·Hi, great to see another dial the same. No, I am in the UK. I could be very easily be wrong but I thought a lot of the '57 dated watches were from Rhodesia. Do you have any provenance by any chance? Great watch.
Edit: disregard this as just seen your other post, great that you are in contact with another owner.
Edit: disregard this as just seen your other post, great that you are in contact with another owner.
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·Hi, great to see another dial the same. No, I am in the UK. I could be very easily be wrong but I thought a lot of the '57 dated watches were from Rhodesia. Do you have any provenance by any chance? Great watch.
Edit: disregard this as just seen your other post, great that you are in contact with another owner.
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My friend in NZ has more info on these Raymondo is his handle here on OF. Some of the RNZAF versions were factory engraved with the 6B/542 & then locally engraved with the RNZAF
Monica
Hi, great to see another dial the same. No, I am in the UK. I could be very easily be wrong but I thought a lot of the '57 dated watches were from Rhodesia. Do you have any provenance by any chance? Great watch.
Edit: disregard this as just seen your other post, great that you are in contact with another owner.
Ref 2777-4 are not very well documented & I may need to add more information as it presents. Your watch has the same Swiss Made T dial & is a gem . How did you come to find it ?
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·I was very pleased picked it up in a UK auction. Any more info on the 2777-4 would be of great interest, it really is quite thin on the ground.
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·I have researched the. RNZAF Omega’s over the years and they were issued in small quantities. It is a small Airforce, they flew Mustangs post war & then Canberra bombers. Several RNZAF pilots flew Meteors with the RAAF in Korea & were operational in the Mayala campaign. This was in the early 60’s most aircrew were based in Butterworth a large ANZUK base in what is now Malaysia. The aircrews would have shared equipment, which is how watches may have been swapped when serviced etc. I’m happy to gather more pictures & info from my computer to share. Many military watch enthusiasts find MWR the best site for information. I have saved posts & links that are relevant to the 2777-4 as it is thin on the ground as you say. ^
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·That's an interesting thought about the parts of different nations crews kit getting swapped during servicing on a shared base, sounds plausible. Is it documented that the units of various nationalities used a central servicing centre? 'Scuse the basic question but why the two different styles of font on the issue numbers?
I am on MWR but there isn't a great deal on there concerning NZ.
I am on MWR but there isn't a great deal on there concerning NZ.
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·That's an interesting thought about the parts of different nations crews kit getting swapped during servicing on a shared base, sounds plausible. Is it documented that the units of various nationalities used a central servicing centre? 'Scuse the basic question but why the two different styles of font on the issue numbers?
I am on MWR but there isn't a great deal on there concerning NZ.
http://www.gregsteer.net/IWC/Mark_11/IWC_Mark_11_Horological_Journal_2020.pdf
These Omega’s were sent to Rhodesia & New Zealand & were produced in small numbers. This is one of the main reasons there is very little documentation.
As for 2 font styles, my theory is the 2777-4 were engraved in the UK with the MOD serials 6B/542 some were then shipped as is, the RNZAF had the year of manufacture & the issue No# ie my Omega is 182/57
The Rhodesian watches had 2 different styles of font because they were under embargo. Perhaps their Omega’s got delivered to the South African embassy in Switzerland & then shipped to SA , from there transported to Rhodesia . They would then be locally engraved because it was a clandestine shipment. Matthew Taylor has the best information.
https://www.watchbooksonly.com/articles/watch-stories/the-rhodesian-air-force-omega-watches/
Enjoy the research ^
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Further info also available on gregsteers excellent site can be found here.
https://www.gregsteer.net/RAAF/RAAF_Watches.htm
Granted it is referring to how it was impractical for Aussies and by location equally impractical for Kiwi's to send watches to UK or Switzerland for time keeping and servicing. Also show are some of the solutions to the problems they were facing with Crystals etc.
Further info also available on gregsteers excellent site can be found here.
https://www.gregsteer.net/RAAF/RAAF_Watches.htm
Granted it is referring to how it was impractical for Aussies and by location equally impractical for Kiwi's to send watches to UK or Switzerland for time keeping and servicing. Also show are some of the solutions to the problems they were facing with Crystals etc.
Servicing
Australia is a long way from Switzerland to return the RAAF Mk 11 watches for service so this was undertaken locally.
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·Thank you Irikster 👍
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