Posts 17,419 Likes 164,525 Alpha ·Feb 5, 2017 A couple of links that may be of interest for those that have not come across them already, http://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/page/ww1-the-definitive-collection https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/
Posts 1,821 Likes 7,258 CdnWatchDoc ·Feb 5, 2017 Another WWW piece for this cool Sunday in the Great White North:
Posts 891 Likes 1,657 tapaptpat ·Feb 6, 2017 @TexOmega gstp broardarrow. Ok The obvious clues. General service timepiece Brittish issue. Without checking the book that knows this. Jlc, are usually marked on the dial as shown. So going for broke... an Omega?
P Posts 129 Likes 163 Poppydog ·Feb 6, 2017 Joe K. I still have a few of these hanging around... Love the placement of the Omega alongside the pic of the LRDG
Posts 17,419 Likes 164,525 Alpha ·Feb 6, 2017 New arrival in a quickly cobbled together mount, now to find out what cockpit it may have originally resided in ?
Posts 8,487 Likes 60,617 TexOmega ·Feb 6, 2017 TexOmega There are "tells" as to the manufacture. Any guesses? I'll check back to post Answer: outside "Tells" are the holes in dial at 3 and 9 It is a Smiths pocketwatch. of course, inside case back has the complete give away...."Made in England" Edited: Feb 6, 2017
Posts 891 Likes 1,657 tapaptpat ·Feb 6, 2017 TexOmega outside "Tells" are the holes in dial at 3 and 9 Smiths of course, inside case back has the complete give away...."Made in England" I'd say it's "unidentified British maker, rel. Simple movement."
Posts 8,487 Likes 60,617 TexOmega ·Feb 6, 2017 Omega Maybe someone can decipher the third character from the left on the back.
Posts 1,821 Likes 7,258 CdnWatchDoc ·Feb 6, 2017 TexOmega Omega Maybe someone can decipher the third character from the left on the back. Hmm, a bit too early for an odd looking emoji Maybe a small "L" inserted between the 1 and 0? Or one way to cover up (elegantly) a mistake?
Posts 8,487 Likes 60,617 TexOmega ·Feb 6, 2017 tapaptpat I'd say it's "unidentified British maker, rel. Simple movement." http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/990103944/m/1021084431/p/2 https://amateurwatchmaking.com/tag/gstp/ Edited: Feb 6, 2017
Posts 1,821 Likes 7,258 CdnWatchDoc ·Feb 6, 2017 TexOmega http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/990103944/m/1021084431/p/2 Answers a few questions....👍