Omega 6B/159 RAF Navigator's Wristwatch '56 *NO RESERVE AUCTION*
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Maker: Omega Year: 1950s Model: 1956 RAF Pilots Watch with Rare White Dial Cal. 30T2 Movement Original Hands Fixed Lugs British Military Markings A.M. 6B/159/1987/56 on Case-Back Movement: Omega 30T2 Manual Winding Movement Numbered, 9973858 (1939-1944) Case: Omega Screw-Back Stainless Steel Military Case with Fixed Military Lugs and Markings 6B/159/1987/56 on Case-Back Dial: Military MOD Dial Signed Omega with Omega Symbol Band: Leather Strap Diameter: 36 (ex crown) mm Height: 12 mm In 1956, when Britain's Ministry of Defense needed to supply watches to RAF pilots and navigators, one of the places they turned to was the surplus stock from World War II. In the case with Omega watches, to meet the 6B/159 military specifications the robust 30T2 movement were recased in steel cases and redialed and are considered members of the Mark 9 classification of watches.
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