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Haywood_Milton · 27 July 2018, 08:34 AM

This has been something of a lucky month. A week or so ago I posted images if the Bakelite 6542 which had just joined me, but in fact on 4th July I had shaken hands with a retired diver over this watch, that finally made it to my desk a couple of days ago:

It was one of a batch of sixty and I have one of its sisters, with a case number fewer than 10 away and a Comex issue number fewer than 25 away:

These rail dial versions with the unique 600m depth rating will have started life the same and it is interesting to note that the one with deeper coloration was the one apparently kept in a safe for many years.

Have a look at a "plain" rail dial and --- apart from it being 610m rated --- consider the text at 6 o'clock. The Comex dial difference is more than a block of white paint.

I hope to do a longer report with some macro images and greater detail about both watch and diver soon.

Not a bad month, if someone could just lend me a fiver for some lunch!

Haywood

27 July 2018, 08:34 AM	#1
Haywood_Milton "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Yes, it is ! Location: Cheshire & Mersey Watch: Military issue Sub Posts: 1,333	1665 Comex twins This has been something of a lucky month. A week or so ago I posted images if the Bakelite 6542 which had just joined me, but in fact on 4th July I had shaken hands with a retired diver over this watch, that finally made it to my desk a couple of days ago: It was one of a batch of sixty and I have one of its sisters, with a case number fewer than 10 away and a Comex issue number fewer than 25 away: These rail dial versions with the unique 600m depth rating will have started life the same and it is interesting to note that the one with deeper coloration was the one apparently kept in a safe for many years. Have a look at a "plain" rail dial and --- apart from it being 610m rated --- consider the text at 6 o'clock. The Comex dial difference is more than a block of white paint. I hope to do a longer report with some macro images and greater detail about both watch and diver soon. Not a bad month, if someone could just lend me a fiver for some lunch! Haywood __________________ Comex:5513,5514,1665x2,16800x2,16600 Mil sub:5517x2,5513x9,5512 Submariner:6536/1x2,5508,5513 PCG u/line & double SWISS (America's Cup),5513 giltx2, 5513 m-firstx2,5513 gloss WGx2,1680 Red,1680 White Mk1 & Mk2 Sea-Dweller:1665 DRSDx3,Great Whitex3 GMT-Master:6542x2 (1 Bakelite),1675x8 (2 gilt), 16750 & SeaKing 116710LN Explorer:1016x6 (1 gilt),5500x3,14270 Blackout, Orange 1655 x4 Milgauss 1019x3 Cosmo 6263 *RNCD DSSD 116660.

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