ONE OF A KIND WWI Imperial Russian Submarine Captain's Chronograph award watch. ONE OF A KIND antique WWI Imperial Russian gun metal&enamel Submarine Captain's award Chronograph pocket watch by L. The watch has been awarded personally by Tsar Nicholas II to the Imperial Russian Captain 2nd Rank M. Beklemishev-commander of the Submarine "Delfin".
(you can see on the original photo below Tsar Nicholas II and Captain Beklemishev) The watch is designed with a special. Enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue, red and black tachymeters. Specialy used to calculate the torpedo speed per kilometer and distance.
Please note the very unusual and special 30 minutes precision counter-from 0 to 15 minutes you should watch the longer(normal) side of the counter hand. From 15 to 30 minutes you shoud watch the short side of the counter hand. This is much more than a pocket watch -this is a piece of the history.The watch has a military style polished gun metal case depicting enamel portraits of Tsar Nicholas II on the rear case. High grade fully jeweled movement, lever escapememnt, Breguet spiral, Guillaume balance. NOTE:PLEASE OBSERVE CAREFULLY THE PHOTOS! IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. Every potencial defect which is shown in the photos, but not mention in the description, will be considered for described.
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The item "ONE OF A KIND WWI Imperial Russian Submarine Captain's Chronograph award watch" is in sale since Wednesday, October 18, 2017. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique". The seller is "riaerica2000" and is located in Sofia. This item can be shipped worldwide.