amanico
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Omega CK 2777. A military watch which is pretty high in my wish list.
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 the first, the first being the Jaeger Lecoultre Mark 11 issued in 1948 / 1949, while this Omega CK 2777 was issued in 1953.
And I have a soft spot for amagnetic watches!
Now, I have to find a good one... With the tension ring, which is most often missing in those I saw...
Who know, maybe one day?
Best,
Nicolas
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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...
