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mmmhh .. production figures are...
almost the same .. but much less military Omega have survived and much much less in pristine conditions ( due to big waterproof capability problems dials were often changed as damaged and so on ).
just for example I have in my records pictures of around 80 genuine military Omega and :
a) 1/3 has no more the military dial with the " T " ;
b) 1/3 has a military replacement dial with the " fat T " (=civilian dial with a big T added by MOD craftmen at the Hurstmonceaux facility ) ;
c) just 1/3 still have the pristine military dial ( with the " small T " ) made by Omega.
some watches don't have anymore the fixed lugs and some don't have the pristine movement.
Very cool "rusty" ...
My watchmaker, with his large bag of tricks, usually clean those dials and fix the potential flaking lume on the hands (avoiding parts of it to go inside the movement), without changing the lume. Maintaining, of course, 100% of the originality. Congratula...
ah the 164/67 ....
well known watch !! quite peculiar is the Najad crown ( snap back type ) , thus the absence of the " A " before the delivery number. maybe just very few dozens ( a couple ?? ) of W10 were delivered in 1967 without the screw-down crown.
I have myself many pics of this watch ...
in my records ... but will share them only if allowed by the owner !
of course !!
W10 ( Brithish Army ) deliveries : little more than 300 ( all in 1967 ) 0552 ( Royal Navy ) deliveries : around 750 ( roughly 200 from 1967 to 1969 , around 550 in 1970 ).
I had this intuition from what I see on the different collectors markets,
In the past years... But I didn't know these numbers! Thank you. One more thing: Is it correct to say that these Military Seamaster are much rarer than their cousin, the Rolex Milsub? Best, and Grazie! Nicolas
mmmhh .. production figures are...
almost the same .. but much less military Omega have survived and much much less in pristine conditions ( due to big waterproof capability problems dials were often changed as damaged and so on ). just for example I have in my records pictures of around 8...
Thanks for these precisions, Marcello. Now that explains why we see them les often than
The Rolex cousins. Best, Nicolas
Another question, Marcello...
When you say deliveries from 1967 to 1970, you mean the production year, or the delivery to the British Army / Royal Navy. A " 1970 " may be been produced in 1967, for example, but the case back will be engraved with a " / 70 ". Best, Nicolas
in these watches ...
production year corresponds to delivery year as you can see from watches with Omega certification. time delay between production and delivery is just a few months.
I have seen an Omega certification which states that...
The Watch has been delivered to the British Royal Navy in 1967, but whose case back is engraved " / 70 ".... Impossible? Best, Nicolas
that is a typical 1967 movement ...
at least movement is in the correct range for a 1967 Omega milseamaster. if you have any pics you can well send them to my mail address.
I sent you all the pictures I have about that watch and its documents.
Grazie, Marcello. Grazie. Nicolas
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Hi Marcello, Please go ahead. Thank you very much for the comments and info. I know so little about this watch. Regards, Chong