CIRCA: 1940s
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel with sloping bezel and facetted lugs
DIAMETER: 38 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Brown leather strap with associated steel buckle
DIAL: black, gloss, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer fifth of a second combined with Arabic five minutes divisions, two sunken engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 45 minutes register
MOVEMENT: Cal. 386, manual-winding
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph

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The present timepiece is presented with a military-style dial, characterised, by black finish, luminous full Arabic numerals and broad hands. These three elements work together to ensure optimal readability in all condition, and the very large-for-the-time 38 mm. size further eases time reading – and grants this watch a very modern appeal.

Furthermore, the black dial presents a glossy finish: a highly attractive detail, and much less common than the matte finish. As a matter of fact, some examples of this model were supplied to the German Aviation Ministry, to be used by navigators and observers of the Luftwaffe.

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OVERALL CONDITION: Fair, for a watch from the 1940s

CASE: Consistent with its age, has scratches all over, but the lugs and proportions are still intact. The case numbers are not visible anymore

DIAL: Shows age spots, but is still very legible. The radium lume plots on the Arabic numerals and hands react briefly to UV light, like it should.

MOVEMENT: Ticking at the time of cataloguing. The chronograph functions works well. However, a service is recommended.

STRAP/ BUCKLE: It's fitted with a new leather strap and associated buckle

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