gatorcpa
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Thank you for posting the comparative pictures, Bill...
... I never have seen the two Omega US Army references next to each other before.
In my experience, the "US Army" marked Ref. 2179 are all -/2 or -/3 casebacks. Mine is a -/5, but has a military provenance via an Armed Forces basketball tournament in 1946:
I've been able to determine from comtemporary news accounts that the tournament took place, but not whether my original owner played in it.
On the Ref. 2384, I've seen only the -/1 version with the engraving, although there may be others.
Thanks again,
gatorcpa
This message has been edited by gatorcpa on 2011-06-10 12:08:47
Case ref 2179 and 2384 first draft comparison
Hello all Sorry, last min I had to travel to Fla for a family matter... But I did start to take photos earlier this week of comparison photos of the 2179 and the 2384 case reference. SOME if the 2179 and 2384 was used for a order with the US ARMY. I just ...
Thank you for posting the comparative pictures, Bill...
... I never have seen the two Omega US Army references next to each other before. In my experience, the "US Army" marked Ref. 2179 are all -/2 or -/3 casebacks. Mine is a -/5, but has a military provenance via an Armed Forces basketball tournament in 1946...
