MOVADO MILITARY

[brustlhr]

HEY GUYS I JUST GOT THIS I HAVE NOT OPENED IT YET BUT HEARS A PIC OF THE FRONT AND BACK PLEASE TELL ME WHEN THIS WAS MADE AND YOUR OPINION. ALSO ANY OTHER INFO ON THIS,
I WILL POST MOVEMENT IN A FEW DAYS.
THE DIAL SHOULD BE THE GIVE AWAY!

[Janne]

What makes you believe it is a military watch? It lacks the markings etc?

[brustlhr]

HEY GUYS I JUST GOT THIS I HAVE NOT OPENED IT YET BUT HEARS A PIC OF THE FRONT AND BACK PLEASE TELL ME WHEN THIS WAS MADE AND YOUR OPINION. ALSO ANY OTHER INFO ON THIS,
I WILL POST MOVEMENT IN A FEW DAYS.
THE DIAL SHOULD BE THE GIVE AWAY!

[brustlhr]

What makes you believe it is a military watch? It lacks the markings etc?

I guess the time it was made and the dial ???

[stuffler,mike]

Time of production and dial does not tell you anything about the military use of the watch. Movado watches indeed have been issued to WWII RAF Pilots: Stainless steel case with fixed bar lugs. Your is missing the engravings of the back, for example here's a real one from 1942: A.M 6B/234 8312/42 You will find RAF issue WWII watches in "A Concise Guide To Military Timepieces" by Wesolovski. Knirim mentioned them as well. The RAF ordered production runs built to a range of evolving specs during the WW II (Mark 2-8). Watches built according to the specs were produced by a number of manufacturers including Longines, Omega, Movado, Waltham, IWC.
Hope this helps.

[brustlhr]

Time of production and dial does not tell you anything about the military use of the watch. Movado watches indeed have been issued to WWII RAF Pilots: Stainless steel case with fixed bar lugs. Your is missing the engravings of the back, for example here's a real one from 1942: A.M 6B/234 8312/42 You will find RAF issue WWII watches in "A Concise Guide To Military Timepieces" by Wesolovski. Knirim mentioned them as well. The RAF ordered production runs built to a range of evolving specs during the WW II (Mark 2-8). Watches built according to the specs were produced by a number of manufacturers including Longines, Omega, Movado, Waltham, IWC.
Hope this helps.

Thank you mike!

[Janne]

But do not despair, it is still nice. Not worth much, not as a MilPil watch, but the value is not only money?

The Swiss still had a large "civilian watch" production. The Dial is a " standard" "sports watch" design

Worth restoring. I would paint the Seconds hand Red. Love that.

[papazulu]

Time of production and dial does not tell you anything about the military use of the watch. Movado watches indeed have been issued to WWII RAF Pilots: Stainless steel case with fixed bar lugs. Your is missing the engravings of the back, for example here's a real one from 1942: A.M 6B/234 8312/42 You will find RAF issue WWII watches in "A Concise Guide To Military Timepieces" by Wesolovski. Knirim mentioned them as well. The RAF ordered production runs built to a range of evolving specs during the WW II (Mark 2-8). Watches built according to the specs were produced by a number of manufacturers including Longines, Omega, Movado, Waltham, IWC.
Hope this helps.

Thi is probably the Movado Mike means;



Regards

Jimmy

[brustlhr]

But do not despair, it is still nice. Not worth much, not as a MilPil watch, but the value is not only money?

The Swiss still had a large "civilian watch" production. The Dial is a " standard" "sports watch" design

Worth restoring. I would paint the Seconds hand Red. Love that.

CAN YOU DATE THE MOVEMENT: GOD HELP ME TO TAKE BETTER PICTURES!

[stuffler,mike]

Movement is a cal. 75. Production started in 1926. Yours is the "unadjusted" version. There was a movement adjusted to 4 pos as well.

Diameter: 25.4mm
Height: 3.95mm
15 jewels
18.000 b/h
power reserve about: 43h