January 15, 1942: do you know what your watch was doing?
Tomorrow would have been the most appropriate date to share this story, but a certain major watch show will deservedly take the limelight then so I'm hoping to assuage your anticipation with a small distraction about a Vacheron & Constantin watch. Officia...
Very interesting. Thank you for posting.
Whilst our everyday watches are mainly for our personal enjoyment, it’s easy to forget that some timepieces have a harder life and perform a vital function. Regards Kev.
For sure
the quartz watch has completely redefined our appreciation of exact timekeeping; today we take it for granted but back in then it was literally a matter of life-and-death.
This is such a great post.
Thanks. I guess the watch is now in your possession? How did you track down its story?
Yes, in the cabinet
I'm slowly building up quite a military V&C inventory, this one being the 7th, and each with a fascinating story. The watch's marking give away its RN heritage but the real interesting info comes from the chronometer records still available from the Royal...
Really interesting research and topic - thanks for posting!
My family has links to postwar Singapore involving Sunderlands: And somewhere in my parents house used to be one of these: (Pic from Etsy) from the navigators dash. It reminds me to see if it’s still there! Cheers, Giles ...
Very cool
thanks for sharing. Wonder who the clock maker was? Understandable that it has a winding hole in the dial to avoid having clumsy hands taking it out of the protective housing, but the regulation orifice above 12 is a bit of a surprise. I would expect that...
Its a RAF Clock Mk 1 made by T&F Mercer of St Albans
(According to the interweb) that’s all I know. Cheers. G.
Vacheron Constantin
Hey! I have recently found a watch which looks exactly as one pictured. The reference appears to be ‘1566’ on the face. Do you know how I’d go about finding the information for this watch? Thanks. ...
You’ll need to
Read the entire discussion over again; two sources of information are noted. Obtaining records is a long process and may involve fees but if you can associate the watch with a ship it would elevate its significance IMO. Please come back to us with a new t...
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Close Quarters - The Movie
Digital Archives image I recently viewed the 1943 British film; "Close Quarters", which followed the exploits of HM Submarine "Tyrant" while on patrol in the North Sea to the coast of movie is relevant because Tyrant was a T-Class submarine of the same f...