c.1943 WW2 OMEGA FLEET AIR ARM PILOT WATCH ALL PRESENT AND CORRECT AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION RUNNING WELL AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. H.S. /I\ 8 6130 ENGRAVED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASE BACK AND OMEGA 2292 ON THE INSIDE.
FINE 16 JEWELS 30T2SC HAND WIND MOVEMENT No. 9825899 SHOWS THAT THE WATCH WAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1939 AND 1944. PROBABLY c.1943.
THE HS8 NAVY/RAF ISSUE WATCHES HAD A NICKEL PLATED BRASS CASE IN ORDER TO WITHSTAND SALT CORROSION AT SEA. THE STANDARD RAF 6B/159 HAD A LIGHTER ALLOY CASE.
ORIGINAL OMEGA SIGNED SWISS MADE WHITE DIAL WITH THE ORIGINAL BLUE STEEL HANDS. COMPLETE WITH A PERIOD LEATHER STRAP.
A FINE EXAMPLE OF A VERY COLLECTABLE MILITARY WRISTWATCH.
