1953 Omega ref. 2777-1 military “6B Fat Arrow”

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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.