Antique Vintage Rare Omega Rfc / Raf Pilots Ww1 Military Pocket Watch Serviced
Posted on May 7, 2021 | By admin
ANOTHER GREAT WATCH FIND FROM TIMEISPRECIOUS. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE EARLY CIRCA 1916 MARK V WW1 BLACK DIAL OMEGA 30 HOURS NON-LUMINOUS MK V ROYAL FLYING CORPS/R. MILITARY BI PLANE PILOTS POCKET/COCKPIT WATCH OF OFFICER ISSUE WITH FULL MILITARY MARKINGS. These famous watches were often mounted on the dashboard of the British DH9s, DH4s or Sopwith Pup bi-planes for use by the pilots in flight. A truly rare and historic timepiece from the famed house of Omega. This fantastic original OMEGA white metal watch case is in really good condition for the age of this watch! The case measures 5.2cms (52mm) in diameter excluding the crown. The bezel is in EXCELLENT condition. The case sides show only micro scratches and the bezel edge shows one or two nicks. It is numbered 487XXXX. The case back snaps on and off well and HINGED dustcover is in field used condition showing some LIGHT marks. There are full military markings on the watch with a capital’A’ over the British military broad Arrow. Wow this is one stunning BLACK dial. It is in sensational ORIGINAL condition and looks beautiful. It has a slight gloss finish and I can see only light marks on it. The white painted ORIGINAL Arabic numerals are good, showing normal age related wear and have a lovely finish, as does the outer minute track. The hands are original and are white metal in color. They are in good condition showing natural patinisation through normal aging. The dial also has a sub second dial which is in excellent condition with a black sub-second hand. The dial is signed. 30 hour non luminous Mark V’. The bottom of the dial over the sub second dial is signed with the marking B. B 2310 which is the categorisation for the OMEGA WATCH COMPANY version of this watch. The crystal is plastic and is a BRAND NEW replacement. It is in minty condition. This stunning watch is fitted with an entirely original FULLY signed Swiss made 15 jewel powerhouse OMEGA movement. It is numbered 50xxxxx dating it to apprx 1915-16. 19 Ligne Omega Watch Co. Manual wind movement with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet over-coil balance-spring. The movement looks to be very high grade and of excellent quality. It is running sweetly and is keeping good time to within a approximately 1 min per day. It winds and sets as it should. This beautiful pocket watch has just been FULLY SERVICED by my watchmaker and is in good operating condition. The crown looks to be original and is in good condition showing some light wear. The watch winds and sets fine. There is a chain ring fitted but normally this type of watch was mounted in a box or in the cockpit of the plane and would not have had one originally. THIS IS A TRULY RARE RFC/RAF OMEGA MILITARY TIMEPIECE OF EXCELLENT QUALITY AND IN GREAT CONDITION! There is NO exception. I describe all of my items to the best of my knowledge. You may only return an item if there was a MAJOR mistake made by me in the description of the item that I have overlooked. Please do not waste anyones time if you are not interested. The item “ANTIQUE VINTAGE RARE OMEGA RFC / RAF PILOTS WW1 MILITARY POCKET WATCH SERVICED” is in sale since Friday, September 25, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “slake25″ and is located in Doncaster. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
- Department: Men
- Style: Military
- Case Material: WHITE METAL
- Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
- Type: Pocket Watch
- Customized: No
- Vintage: Yes
- Year Manufactured: C1916
- Dial Color: BLACK
- Display: Analog
- Brand: Antique