Lawrence of arabia's OMEGA

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Hi everyone...does anyone know anything about T.E. Lawrence's Omega Chronograph...i.e the model number....l know that it is a large size aviators first world war chronograph...?

[The Joker]

I remember seeing it on the antiques roadshow at Barnstable.

Can't find a video but found a transcript

What you've got here is a pilot's watch.
-Pilot's?
-A pilot's watch.
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It's somewhat large for everyday wear and they were worn outside,
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-probably on a big leather or fleece flying jacket.
-Yes.
-You wore them with a long strap on the outside,
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-so you could read it when you were in the cockpit.
-Yes.
-And the date...
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There's the marks of Omega, the maker,
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-the numbers, but there's also the import hallmarks...
-Yes.
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-..and the letter R, which is 1912.
-Yes.
-So, basically,
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-it's a World War I pilot's watch.
-Yes.
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Hence the very clear white dial. Have you had this valued?
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-Um...
-Well, tell me where you got it.
-I bought it off a chap that was dealing in bric-a-brac
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in Newport market in South Wales some 20 years ago, 22 years ago,
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and there was trouble with the watch, so he said, "If you let me have it back, I know a man that will fix it."
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-What did you pay him?
-£70 or £80, and I gave him another tenner to get it fixed, which was a lot of money.
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-That's a lot of money 20 years ago.
-Yes.
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Well, as a watch, it's probably worth, in fact...
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-more like a couple of thousand, or so.
-Yes.
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-But this is a repair bill.
-Yeah.
-1933.
-Yeah.
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-Made out to a TE Shaw of Clouds Hill, Moreton in Dorset.
-Yeah.
-Do you know who he is?
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No, I haven't got a clue.
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-Lawrence of Arabia.
-Good God!
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-If I'm correct...
-Yeah.
-After the First World War...
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-Yeah.
-..he was a somewhat complex character and rejoined, I think...
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-Didn't he rejoin the RAF under the name of Shaw?
-Yes.
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-And I think he was killed on his motorcycle when dressed in RAF kit.
-Good God!
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To be honest, I always thought he was a character of fiction.
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Well, it's the TE Lawrence of the film, and who wrote the book.
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Yeah, I remember seeing the film years ago, but...
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-And my recollection is he lived at Clouds Hill.
-Yes... Good God.
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And it's his watch, probably returned to him, having been cleaned, under his adopted name.
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-Good God.
-So...
-Yeah.
-A couple of grand, couple and a half grand - just as a watch...
-Yes.
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-How much you could add for the Lawrence connection, I don't know. A very fascinating character.
-Yes.
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I would - it's a guess - I'd double that, maybe £5,000 maybe £10,000.
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-Good God! I'd better get it insured, then.
-Yes.
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[GradyPhilpott]

https://www.omegawatches.com/news/news-detail/1256/

[The Joker]

Ah all the details on Omegas website

https://www.omegawatches.com/news/news-detail/1256/

[The Joker]

Gotta get up early to beat Grady

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Gotta get up early to beat Grady

[wantonebad]

Man that is a stunning piece!!

[BLACKHORSE 6]

That’s awesome! T.E. Lawrence is one of my favorite.