OMEGA
Rare British Royal Navy chronometer
Circa 1939
Silver case with Birmingham hallmarks
Made by Aaron Lufkin Dennison
Engraved HS 2
Mechanical hand-wound movement
Omega calibre 19" 23 jewels DDR quality
Diameter: 50mm
Original wooden case engraved with the watch number and
revision label dated 1943
We also have a copy of the Royal Observatory of Greenwitch
about this watch and its history as an endowment.
Extremely rare and potentially unique "Royal Navy" chronometer. This
watch has many amazing features, it is basically an omega 19" movement
an Omega 19" DDR quality movement, the highest grade of quality at the time
quality at the time dating from 1911. The movement was sent in 1939 to the Dennisson
Dennisson to adapt a silver case to the movement in order to be able to
to put it in endowment. The requirements of the army being important, they had
the best movements for their military watches.
The engraving H.S 2 corresponds to a pocket watch of endowment. Very rare on the
market, it is a