marcello pisani
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real tough question ..
in my opinion these watches have not been given to " combat " soldiers ( like red swords for SAS ) but probably to some dignitaries or Sultan's friends .
to be honest with you I have never gone so deep with the lacking tritium question .
about the idea of camouflage .. well I have seen " live " the " desert Sub " ( case/back and strap teflon coated ) in september 2000 and the watch had very small indexes ( roughly 40 % smaller than a standard 5513 ) with tritium faded to dark brown due to the African sun ... altough made for SAF special forces it had tritium indexes indeed ..
this is by the way the only watch I will ever regret ....
The Rolex Oman 1665
In the spirit of trailer posts.....we have had the 3 patent Pendings and also the Comex 666. Nicolas has trailed the 6200. Now for another teaser trailer....a watch with stunning history that will be reviewed over the coming weeks....4 known to exist...3 ...
We have become very demanding...
I was very happy to see this one in the flesh, as it seems to be a real " sea snake "... But this is not the one which most impressed me. Here three photos of the beast: I somewhat much prefer the " Red " Oman, or even more the 1665 DRSD MK II... I can...
Many theories...
Perhaps it was just forgotten in the batch. Perhaps it was ordered specifically to have no lume because it was to be given to soldiers who may not appreciate having a watch which highlights them at night! What is true is that of the 4 versions that exist ...
not sure if these have been given to soldiers
We know that most of the Red ones(both Kanjar & Qaboos) have been given to solders both SAS as well as to the Omani local regiment in 1973. The gold Kanjar 1665 have a much higher serial number 5 mil s/n if I am correct and are from years later than t...
well...
.....three of them are within a range of just 10....so under 10 issued. One of them is out there all on its own at a very different serial number. One of the owners of the 10 range has received information from Rolex regarding the rationale of the order f...
cool !
With the red ones I have a letter from Geneve in which they confirm the watch was issued in 73. They did not expose the number that was made or why they were given out. Just that it was a private order. With other owners we build a list of reds that are o...
that's right ...
I have seen 3 and the only one with tritium had indexes 100 % re-lumed ( it was in the property of an italian collector in the early 90s ) and not certainly with an outstanding quality ( to say the least .... )
Yep...
......the four owners know who each other is.... and 3 have never been lumed and one was lumed from an original no-lume. The question is, Marcello, why do yiu think they came with no lime? Because soldiers prefer NOT to be seen at night? A mistake? Becaus...
real tough question ..
in my opinion these watches have not been given to " combat " soldiers ( like red swords for SAS ) but probably to some dignitaries or Sultan's friends . to be honest with you I have never gone so deep with the lacking tritium question . about the idea of...
A real beast!
You have opened my eyes for these raildials, my friend! But that is not the most impressive with this watch... The Oman is stunning piece! Best Blomman
Keep'em coming....
.....i wished I could!! On SeaDwellers, I have been pursuing a theme for a few years now. Thankfully, I have the SD theme complete. It took 7 watches to do so, and realistically I did not need a pair of Mk1s...so could have been done in 6. But I am truly ...
Another batch
Hi Joe, here's one that came from a batch of 5 that, the recipient of the watch, for whatever reason, requested a plain dial. ...
ciao SAS1 ....
beloved friend : happy to meet you here !! regards from my family and of course from Gigi too !
Beloved Marcello
my very best to you and your lovely wife my friend, and of course, not forgetting Gigi.
SAS....
.....yes, I think that is a very good theory. However, I am not at all convinced of the current thinking about where these watches were originally founded...ie 1972 Battle of Mirbat. I am not convinced of that account of the history. Why? Because I spoke ...