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Thanks,
piperjim

 

I seriously doubt it's an "all original" dial - it looks like it's been repainted. That hurts the value tremendously, but sellers will say it to try to snag an inexperienced buyer. Good thing you asked first.

Using the word "military" is another exaggeration to try to pump up the price. It may be the same style or similar to the military watches, but I don't think that's an actual military issued watch or it would be noted on the outside of the case back.

Wait for somebody more versed in these to comment.

 

Gone, piperjim did you get it?
otherwise, have you looked at our own for sale forum?

 

Thanks for the collective wisdom. No, I didn't get it. I have to admit that I just don't know enough to play this game!! Will just have to rely on the guidance from you folks! Will check the forum's 'for sale' section.
Thanks
piperjim

 

No worries, neither do I when it comes to these pre-1950 manual winds.

 

Ref # 2384 is the correct # for the US Army stamped Omega, but without that stamp this watch cannot be called US Army-it would be a US Army style Omega. There is a very big difference in the values and collectiblity of each
The dial in the Ebay listing is certainly not original although it appears to be a decent redial
I own 2 2384's and 2 2179's all with the US Army stamp (1 2384 has a redone dial) on the case back and the dials are not the same as in the Ebay listing.
I am looking for the correct dial as pictured above by Gatorcpa-any chance you'd like to let it go so I can marry my US Army watch with the correct dial?
Here are some pictures
2179 and 2384
The next to last photo is of the redone dial on my other 2384

 

While on the subject of 2384's/2179's, please take a look a these and give me your input/opinions on originality of dials and marking on back.

The U.S. Army stamped back is on a 2384 and has the lighter colored dial. I am suspicious of the originality of the stamp on the 2384, but price paid was worth the gamble.

The darker color dial is a 2179, which I believe to be all original/correct.

 

Good news! I was unsure about the 2384 with U. S. Army stamp...thought only the 2179's were stamped.

Seller's response to my inquiry of how they got possession of watch:

"I got the watch with the pilots misc items from a estate. I don't know a lot but he did serve in the ETO and in his box of insignia is both glider and regular pilot wings. I have his Class A jacket with a glider wing, ribbons for good conduct, ETO,air medal and purple heart. His name is in the coat and I am going to take some photos of the jacket and the name tag and email them to you. Patch on the jacket is bullion AAf on the left and it looks like there may have been something on the right but not now and not for a long time now. I worked the estate sale people and they told me this jacket and the box of insignia with the watch was found in a suit case in the attic and it was not a member of this family and the current living members of the family did not know the person or anything about him."

Trying to get more info, pictures, or articles that belonged to this pilot.

 

Great provenance