Omega

The Omega Railmaster Officers dial with a center sweep seconds in Red ! Reference 165.070 with automatic caliber 550/600...something produced between 1964 ~ 68. what is not to love on this - incredibly clean dial & the touch of red !! the predecessor, Ome...  

And this watch, the Omega I mean, had to be discontinued because the story says that Ball sued Omega. So, according to what I think, Omega made it for only one year. Good watch to have, my friend. Best, Nicolas ...  

I’m hoping to catch the owner soon 😜🤔

So the 165.070 is a rare Omega railmaster. 1 year production. Ball could not live with it, and see where Omega is today. Interesting to see both of the watches, the similarity.

impressive isn’t it ?!

with comes of the RR standards. Manny train accidents happen in the USA a long time ago when machinists and conductors wore watches which where highly decorated, dials with complex roman numbers, and last but least bad movement’s which were not that accur... 

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what the red sweep seconds did for omega...the red 24h fonts does it here !

it would make a great watch with all good timepieces ! came across this UG... ...  

great dial.

which models of Longines and GP are RR’s. Ball UG Omega .

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Hope to find one 🎅

I did not know this one of yours, indeed a cool one

It is one of our friends’...

UG used a different name to avoid problems with the competitors.

Also reminds me very much of the Swiss railway official timepiece Mondaine

. . . owned one of two confirmed examples. He's long since sold his. Anyone searching for the ultimate obscure Omega would do well to find a white ref 2777 Railmaster. You'd have #3. ...  

The White Whale, the Loch Ness Monster, as rare as Vlad Dracul in a church. ...  

i do see few black dial but no white dials...probably gonna be a grail quest i suppose ;-) thanks for sharing this Art.