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[WWII70]

Wow! Beautiful watch with a great provenance. Thanks for sharing!

~Sherry.

Thank you Sherry


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[WWII70]

Awesome. That is the "one watch you save from the burning house" if ever I've seen one.

Thanks Mr. Cor for your kind comments. This is a special one indeed.


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[WWII70]

Interesting and beautiful piece. And I agree with you: the crown is probably a generic replacement, but the red seconds hand was not uncommon on chronographs (Lemania, Mido, Omega) and Omega had a few three hand pieces with similar red coloured seconds hand produced mainly between the 40s and the early 50s. It may be an original part.

Thank you CFR. This is high praise indeed given your fine collection of vintage Omegas. Thanks for the insights on the red second hand. The serial number dates this to 1945-6 which is consistent with this being original. Also the second hand is an odd part to change. I can't see my grandfather doing it for aesthetic reasons.


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[WWII70]

I hit the "like" button because we don't have the "love" option. What an awesome watch and wonderful legacy from your grandfather, WWII70!

Thanks Tiger. It is a cool story.


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[Seriously]

That's nice.

Thanks Henry , appreciated

..... and so is the watch

[tribe125]

Thanks, Walter, now I'm going to have Willie Nelson rattling around in my head for the rest of the night.

Canned Heat for me.

[tribe125]

started today with the L'ocean on rubber

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Superb picture...

[Henry Krinkle]

Another cooler day. The L-10 today.

P6220180 smart copy copy by Hank Blanc, on Flickr

[deCompression]

Superb picture...

Thanks!

[wschofield3]

Thanks, Walter, now I'm going to have Willie Nelson rattling around in my head for the rest of the night.

As long as his preferred method of rattling his head doesn't get into yours.