Replicating the old ships marine chronometers that UN was known for. Many of the U.S. Navy Ships prior to WW2 had them as standard kit. Of course each ship would be fitted with 3 of them, in order to have a second one as a backup and the third in service....
I have a couple marine chronometers from WWII. Very similar dial design. The last Hamilton is a modern watch that can be converted to a desktop clock, like a chronometer. The Khaki Navy Pioneer LE. ...
The enamel dial 150th Anniversary Ltd. Edit. models were just blued steel, whereas the serially produced regular lacquer dial watches came with lumed blued hands. Cheers, Tim
Thanks for posting it and mentioning the fact that UN supplied Marine Chronometers to the US Navy. I just happen to have one from WW2 that I thought I would share as my first post on WPS. Here's a few photos to start. I am certain that many visitors to Wa...
In fact I have a photo of my watch next to it. It a good one mind you, but it is recorded. I’ll have to see if I can find it again. You are correct, I’m the same fellow. Those days with UN were quite fun, Rolf was a character of note. Together with Ludwig...