Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.
Special edition 1 - 1913 British Navy Pilot
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Every three months a Special edition watch is offered by Eaglemoss as a supplement to the collection.
The first of these is a 1910 style Pocket Watch to mark the ‘birth’ of the RAF during the First World War. It's evolution from the airborne unit of the Royal engineers, into the Royal Flying Corps, then encouraged by Winston Churchill, the then First Lord of the Admiralty, the separate Royal Naval Air Service. And finally the merging of the RFC and RNAS into the RAF on 1st April 1918.
Case
Polished 47mm case with moulded, non functional winding crown detail. 57mm with top 'crown', 11.7mm deep. 3mm semi recessed working crown at 3 o'clock
Polished finish case back engraved with "1913 British Navy Pilot". 41.5mm domed acrylic 'glass'.
Dial
Black dial with white minute/seconds markers on the outside ring. Green vintage style Arabic hour numerals.
Small working seconds subdial at 6 o'clock position with chromed accent ring.
Chromed vintage style hours and minutes hands with lume inside the lozenge tips and stylised points. Small chromed sub seconds hand.
Movement is a Sunon PL45 with seconds hand at 6 o'clock, Please note the movement in this watch is no larger than the standard Epson AL55 usually found in the MWC collection.
Strap
300mm polished white metal chain with spring clip and hook clip at each end.