Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 121
Hamilton Watch Co.
Military pocket watch, 24-hour indication, centre-seconds, calibre grade 4992 B; “G. C. T.”; chromium-plated metal
CHF 300 - 600
EUR 350 - 650 / USD 350 - 650 / HKD 2,500 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 437
Chromium-plated metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, military pocket watch, black colour dial with 24-hour indication, centre-seconds and “G. C. T.” mention.
Bezel and case-back screwed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Hamilton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.)
Year circa 1941
Movement No. 4 C 11 012
Case No. 007 499 (by Keystone Watch Case Co., Philadelphia, and Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Material chromium-plated metal
Diameter 51.8 mm.
Caliber size 16s, grade 4992 B, model 5, adjusted temperature and 6 positions, 22 jewels
Weight 110.5 gr. (approx.)
Signature movement
Notes
The movement used in this watch was produced at 144 995 examples.
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“G. C. T.” (Greenwich Civil Time)
Called the “Master Navigational Watch”, these pocket watches were used by the Navigator on Bomber aircraft like the B-17, B-24, and B-29. Each dial was marked with “G. C. T.”, known at the time as “Greenwich Civil Time” because that was the standard European time-zone.
Called the “Master Navigational Watch”, these pocket watches were used by the Navigator on Bomber aircraft like the B-17, B-24, and B-29. Each dial was marked with “G. C. T.”, known at the time as “Greenwich Civil Time” because that was the standard European time-zone.