Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 292

A PAIR OF MILITARY POCKET WATCHES A: HAMILTON ?GCT?NAVIGATION 24-HOUR POCKET WATCH Hamilton Watch Co., U.S.A., Model 4992B, movement No. 4C131287. Made for the U.S. Government in circa 1943. Fine and very rare, chromium plated nickel, keyless military pocket watch with indirect center seconds, 24-hour dial, Hamilton balance, hack mechanism.
B: ZENITH MILITARY POCKET WATCH Zenith, movement No. 3282497, case No. 8341236. Made for the British Government in the early 1940s. Fine and very rare, sterling silver, keyless military pocket watch with indirect center seconds.

A. C. Three-body, bassine et fi lets, reeded bezels, transparent case back, screw down bezel and back, engraved bow. D. Black with printed 24-hour Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with Arabic fi ve-second markers. Blued steel and white spade and lozenge hands. M. Rhodium-plated, halfplate, fausses cotes decoration, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Hamilton monometallic balance with screws and adjusted to temperature and six positions, Elinvar self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, fl exible spring for hack mechanism. Movement signed. Diam. 52 mm. Thickness 18 mm.
B. C. Three-body, bassine et fi lets, reeded bezels, screw down bezel and back, case back with engraved military markings: H.S.3 and arrow. D. Ivory color with concentric printed Arabic numerals, outer red minute divisions with Arabic fi ve-second markers, most outer 1/10th of a second track with 10-second Arabic markers. Black feuille hour and red double spade minute hand. M. Cal. 19-34-3-T, gilt brass, 3/4-plate, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm. Thickness 17 mm.