Omega

… a frequent poster, sorry for that Sporting my Omega CK2444 with its 10033 VB dial produced for the MoD (if anyone knows who made these on behalf of the MoD, I’ll be happy to read ) For those not familiar with the VB code : "The part number for Omegas wa...  

Standard W.W.W caseback No mouvement pics, but the expected 30T2 inside ...  

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… with a replacement VB dial instead. Not the right section I know, since we mention the Dirty Dozen, the watch I had on my wrist yesterday ...  

Since it’s a forum dedicated to Omega, an other CK2444 from my collection, both MoD dial and pencil hands. I guess the watch had an interesting history as an army watch, long enough to get replacement parts from the MoD horological department… if only it ...  

. . . a drum roll 'introducing' K M Gregory. A bit self-important, and perhaps unlikely given that modesty is more usually associated with British character, but he might've been the flamboyant type. Had an RAF Omega for a short while, . . . . . . let it ...  

… I love your explanation a lot actually 🤩 Nice 6B/159 you had there. I tend to prefer my watch to be in the best possible condition but I understand the appreciation for the wabi, especially on military watches that were intended to face harsh conditions... 

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37141/supplement/3269/data.pdf Could he be the same Gregory I wonder ??? ...  

. . . would likely know. I had a close family friend who was a navigator in a Lancaster at the tail end of the war; he never saw action but was immensely proud of his service. Wish he'd kept his service was, which was likely an Omega adjusted to chronomet... 

I have secure a nice 2777-1 myself, fat arrow though Obviously thin arrows are far more collectible, but again, good condition and fair price make them hard to find 😓

… fitted with a dial made later by the British Ministry of Defence horological services. From the website "a collected man" : https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/dirty-dozen-first-wristwatches-specially-commissioned-for-british-army Nato Stock Num...