My favourite of all the watches posted here and what a glorious example!View attachment 177766
Father’s watch today - since it’s a manual, the internal spring only seems to keep it going about a day or so then I have to remember to wind it.
Nice choice in watches and shoes.Loake Chesters
When I inherited it, the mainspring was shot, so I sent it off to Omega for repair. They also replaced the radioactive luminous face and hands. Didn’t realise it until it came back, that there’s a very small Omega logo imprinted into the centre of the lens. Unfortunately it’s not made of glass and I don’t believe the watch is waterproof.My favourite of all the watches posted here and what a glorious example!
Wow, great to know. My own Air Ministry above is a modern homage to the Omega/Longines/Jaeger Le Coultre model 6B/159 contracted by the War Department for the RAF. But to have an original like yours with family history….priceless.When I inherited it, the mainspring was shot, so I sent it off to Omega for repair. They also replaced the radioactive luminous face and hands. Didn’t realise it until it came back, that there’s a very small Omega logo imprinted into the centre of the lens. Unfortunately it’s not made of glass and I don’t believe the watch is waterproof.
ThanksWow, great to know. My own Air Ministry above is a modern homage to the Omega/Longines/Jaeger Le Coultre model 6B/159 contracted by the War Department for the RAF. But to have an original like yours with family history….priceless.
For me, this is the most beautiful watch you have shown, although I'm not an expert