6th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
  Lot 43
 

43

Omega: A World War II British Military Fleet Air Arm Navy Pilot's Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Omega, ref: 2292, 1943, (calibre 30T2) lever movement signed and numbered 9951859, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, 'Duralumin' case finish with a steel snap-on back military issue marks H.S.8 broad arrow 7743, inside back cover numbered 2292
33mm wide


These Omega Pilots' watches were Issued to Navy pilots flying off aircraft carriers in WW2

Sold for £400
Estimated at £350 - £450


 

The duralumin surfaces are discoloured and rubbed in parts, case with surface scratches and minor dents in parts, fixed bars between the lugs have now been removed and replaced with spring bars, later strap and buckle, dial with small staining marks and minor scratches, later Omega crown, hand setting correctly and winding smoothly, movement in going order.

 


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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 6th Dec, 2023


Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.

Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.

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