Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Do-able financially, perhaps, but finding a solid example . . .
. . . is tough, much tougher than many more prominent Omega references.
I've seen about a dozen desirable rg chronometers come up on eBay in the last year. Not that I was actively looking for a ref 2777, but I don't recall seeing even one in the same time frame.
Art
Omega CK 2777. A military watch which is pretty high in my wish list.
Why? A beauty, first of all. A good case size, a superb dial and set of hands. Then, the movement, which is, if I got it well, the precursor of the one we'll see in the Railmaster, born a few years after. And last but not least... It is an amagnetic watch...
One of our So Cal Purists has one, Nicolas . . .
[watch credit: Roger B / photo credits: Dr No] . . . and yes, I should've nailed one down years ago, when they were approachable ;-) . . . ...
Do-able financially, perhaps, but finding a solid example . . .
. . . is tough, much tougher than many more prominent Omega references. I've seen about a dozen desirable rg chronometers come up on eBay in the last year. Not that I was actively looking for a ref 2777, but I don't recall seeing even one in the same time...
I bought one off Ebay 17 years ago
It was probably one of the top ten best condition original condition examples out there. But I didn't know what I had. Got bored. Sold it. Waaaaaaaaaaa.
If we only knew in the past the extent of our errors…
We’ve all made the same mistake, unfortunately ;-)
Thanks, looking on chrono24 I found that:
I guess the ring / cuvette also serves as antimagnetic right ? ...
Mine shown on site here before and is still used for its original purpose and now a recent change of strap for more "out-of-office" wear.
Due to be taken aloft in the next two weeks for a ferrying operation to move an aeroplane to maintenance. Daylight saving time's cessation and likely adverse UK weather makes the window for a two hours+ turn-around flying a bit tight. Clive ...
why don´t you go for....
Nicolas, why don´t you go for the real thing, the thin arrow? Here is one of mine ...