'53 Omega with all the "bells & whistles"...

Was priveleged to see a "full set" of accessories which a veteran of the Suez Crisis brough back with him, now in the hands of a passionate collector...

The set comprises two "escape maps" printed on silk; issue sunglasses (in their original case); wrist-compass; 1953 Omega Mk XI centre seconds strap watch; and finally, an RAF Christmas card (signed "Woody" - I guess it was in one of my former lives!). The set is housed in an S.O.E. detonator tin!!

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15495.jpg

The watch is in peachy condition!

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15496.jpg

Fantastic strap!!

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15497.jpg

Original winder... just perfick!

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15498.jpg

And just for good measure, the '53 Omega nestles alongside an IWC Mk X W.W.W...

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15499.jpg

Worth another picture, hey??

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15500.jpg

Hope you enjoyed 'em as much as I did!!

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Superb find Mike 8)

I wonder what stories this little collection could tell.......

Amazing! 8)

wow,thanks for shareing thats a bit special... :D

Hi Mike,
Fantastic story and indeed great watches and straps. While the martket is full of "NATO-straps" and modern copy's of what you show, :lol: many collectors of military watches would love to buy the straps that you show. If one looks in the military literature( Marvin Whitney), one can see clearly that these are the straps that were mounted on the post-war military wrist watches. So, a plea to to the strap manufacturers ( as addressed in this thread already) : PLEASE MAKE THESE STRAPS.
Kind regards,
Adrian.

Great find Mike, love that strap on the 53 8)

Thanks for sharing the pictures - that's a great collection and as above, nice to see the straps.

Cool shades... 8)

Very nice Mike indeed. So much nicer to have a watch with a bit of history.

Andy

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Hi Mike,
Fantastic story and indeed great watches and straps. While the martket is full of "NATO-straps" and modern copy's of what you show, :lol: many collectors of military watches would love to buy the straps that you show. If one looks in the military literature( Marvin Whitney), one can see clearly that these are the straps that were mounted on the post-war military wrist watches. So, a plea to to the strap manufacturers ( as addressed in this thread already) : PLEASE MAKE THESE STRAPS.
Kind regards,
Adrian.

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Nilsen has 'em

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Watch-Strap-Milit ... 038wt_1167

HTH

Ollie

Nice looking watch.
That is what I call a military piece.
The more that I look them, the more I want one for work.
But possibly with a chronograph feature.

Wow, what an amazing pair 8)

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Originally Posted by avdm

Hi Mike,
Fantastic story and indeed great watches and straps. While the martket is full of "NATO-straps" and modern copy's of what you show, :lol: many collectors of military watches would love to buy the straps that you show. If one looks in the military literature( Marvin Whitney), one can see clearly that these are the straps that were mounted on the post-war military wrist watches. So, a plea to to the strap manufacturers ( as addressed in this thread already) : PLEASE MAKE THESE STRAPS.
Kind regards,
Adrian.

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Nilsen has 'em

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Watch-Strap-Milit ... 038wt_1167

HTH

Ollie

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The Nilsen straps look much like Eddie's offerings and not at all like the ones shown above on MW's '53.

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http://www.theoldwatchshop.com/collpics/Dscn15495.jpg


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jeeepers!! :shock: :shock: now thats something you dont see every day...

I thought I'd better repost the following photos of a webbing strap I had in a couple of years back, as it appears to be a simplified/modified version of the strap at the start of the thread:

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...1/strap1-1.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...trapnumber.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...rapbuckle1.jpg

Originally posted in THIS thread.

All the best,
PB