A WW1 GUN METAL CASED FRENCH MADE MEDICAL CHRONOMETER POCKET WATCH c. 1914-18
THIS IS A RARE WW1 FRENCH MADE MEDICAL CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCH. IT DATES FROM THE WW1 PERIOD OF 1914-18.
IT IS SIGNED ON THE DIAL CHRONOMETRE MEDICAL. IT ALSO IS SIGNED AROUND THE EDGE OF THE DIAL CALCULE POUR 20 PULSATIONS THEN NUMBERS DOWN FROM 200 TO 30, THIS IS FOR USE IN TAKING THE PULSE OF PATIENTS. IT IS SIGNED UNDER THE BALANCE WHEEL DEPOSE. IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH JUST VERY MINOR NATURAL AGE TO THE GUN METAL CASE.
IT HAS SOME STAINING, AND WEAR TO THE BACK OF THE CASE, JUST YEARS OF RUBBING, IN THE POCKET AND HAND. THE PETAL DESIGN WINDER HAS ONE PETAL MISSING NOW. THE ENAMEL DIAL HAS NO HAIRLINES AT ALL, JUST ONE TINY NIBBLE CHIP ON THE EDGE, BUT IT CANT REALLY BE SEEN AS ITS UNDER THE CASE RIM. THE GLASS IS QUITE CLEAN, WITH MINOR SCUFF MARKS. THE WATCH HAS A 30 MINUTE CHRONOGRAPH ON THE UPPER INSET DIAL, WITH A CENTRE CHRONO HAND.THE CHRONOGRAPH RUNS WELL, RESETTING TO ZERO AS IT SHOULD. THE WATCH ALSO RUNS WELL, KEEPING GOOD TIME.
IT IS 49MM ACROSS THE CASE. The item "A WW1 GUN METAL CASED FRENCH MADE MEDICAL CHRONOMETER POCKET WATCH c.1914-18" is in sale since Tuesday, May 16, 2017. This item is in the category "Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches". The seller is "watch-monkey" and is located in london, lodon.
This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
- Year of Manufacture: 1914-1918
- Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Material: GUN METAL
- Brand: CHRONOMETRE MEDICAL
- Features: Chronograph