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WW2 RAF watch identification help please

  1. size11s Can’t bat, can’t bowl Sep 27, 2021

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    No way of giving any worthwhile valuations without a lot more info. The Longines looks like it could be in rough nick inside and is missing it's second hand. It usually isn't that easy for a registered, charitable museum to deaccession objects for sale, are you sure that they can sell them?
     
  2. Omegafanman Sep 27, 2021

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    I did not mention the C word and Not many museums are working on a 10 year plan with the CAA to get a display item airborne:0) They are an unlimited company but most of the people are volunteers / a lot looks to be done for love. I don’t know it they would want to sell but It would be handy to have a valuation range for them on watch 3 and 4. I agree it looks like the second hand has gone for a burton on the Longines.
     
  3. Omegafanman Aug 8, 2022

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    So, I had a great day Saturday at the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre air show. Amazing atmosphere and some good displays - including from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight. The former RAF base at East Kirkby is well worth a visit. I had another look at some of the crash site excavation recovered items. I thought I could see more letting on the personal choice tank style watch. It looks like that will not be identified
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/hel...-style-sub-seconds-watch.136399/#post-1861589

    I also spotted a 6B/159 case back which was recovered from a short Stirling crash site. I had not noticed that before. I wonder when the watches were engraved with the serial numbers and if any records remain for those? I have seen a few different alpha numeric formats and also a far few (like this one) which do not have the broad arrow mark engraved.
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  4. Omegafanman Aug 10, 2022

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    I think the Tank watch ID is solved thanks to Dave the mod at the MWR site. Bentley looks to be the winner and a nice brand name for a young WW2 aircrew man to select….
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