1950s Omega 2777-1 military “6B Fat Arrow”

Known as the “Fat Arrow”, or “Broad Arrow”, this large military watch designed by Omega was made for the Royal Air Force in the 50s. Featuring all the codes of the military watch, fixed bars, ultra readable black dial, large size (37mm diameter), this is the quitessential mid century army timepiece, a dream for collectors.

This model is all corect, including the caseback, which displays the full pedigree of the watch: in particular, 6B indicates the RAF and 53 the year of production.

Details

BrandOmega
ModelRAF 6B Fat Arrow
Reference2777-1 SC
YearCirca 1953
Case materielStainless steel
MovementManual 283
Diameter37mm

Condition

Overall condition is very good. Dial is flawless, case shows very little wear and is unpolished. The movement was serviced, as usual.