Lot 120
Omega. A stainless steel British military RAF issued mechanical wristwatch
Ref.2777-1, Movement No.12804290, Issue No.1867/53, made circa 1953
Auction: London Watches | Lots 18 - 124 | Thurs 19 November 2026 from 2pm
Description
Cal.283 hand-wound 17 jewel movement, matt black dial with white numerals, outer minute track and outermost tritium dots, fat broad arrow, Tritium insignia, steel/tritium hands, centre seconds, stainless steel case with screw-down reverse engraved to the outer with broad arrow, 6645 101000, 6B/542, 1862/53, solid strap bars, on associated steel NSA bracelet.
Dimensions
Diameter 37mm. Approx. total length 180mm.
Footnote
This model was only issued in 1953 and is known by collectors as the ‘53FA’, referring to the use of a fatter broad arrow on the dial, as opposed to the ‘53TA’ that used a thin arrow. The original dials featured a thin arrow and were made using radium luminescent. Due to the radiation from radium affecting detection instruments, the British military requested batches were returned to Omega for the radium to be replaced with tritium, and the use of a broad arrow signified this. In addition, this example has an encircled T to indicate tritium, a feature that became standard on British military issued watches.
