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Omega 1930's Pilot's Watch

 

Hi, this is my first posting on the Omega forum at the Purists. I thought I'd share with you a pretty amazing watch I was lucky
enough to see recently.

A friend of mine who knew of my passion for early pilots watches kept mentioning he had an Omega version of the watch.
I naturally assumed it was going to be one of these rare watches. The CK 700AD or the CK 2042.

(credit Knirim's British Military Timepieces)

When he finally showed it to me, I was in for a surprise, as it was the rarer model CK 2000. The only real picture I've ever seen is in "Omega, A journey through Time", which is the one found in Goldberger's Book and that one features a shorter crown.

He was kind enough to let me take some pictures and allow me to post it for your thoughts and any information anyone
might have about it.

The pictures were taken under less than brilliant conditions, but still the watch shines through.

It has a 44mm Case.

From what I've read this watch dates to the late Thirties. It seems to be a fusion of the two other watches. The case of the standard pilots watch with the outer rotating dial and pointer and inner dial style of the later CK 2042.

What's interesting about the crystal is that a previous owner has added two black crosshairs to the underside, allowing the dial to be read quickly in 15 minute sections.

The thick crystal has seen it's fair share of wear and has the scars to prove it.

However aside from that the dial is astonishing. Any marks you see are mostly on the cystal not on the metal dial underneath.

Here's the original catalogue picture for it.

It would have been worn either strapped to the thigh or on top of thick jackets and gloves.

(Credit Watches for Romania www.ceasuripentruromania .ro)

Interestingly this shows another dial variation.

Finally, I had to strap this on for a wrist shot.

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