Justasgood Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Ah the good ole days........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 That's a beauty, K What does the term 'comparing watch' mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 That's a gorgeous movement. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 That's a beauty, K What does the term 'comparing watch' mean? I believe the Navy used time for navigation and this was the quartermaster's piece. Kinda like GPS..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Stamped base metal? Was this one inexpensive when new or was base metal regularly used? What does this go for today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Can that movement be made to fit the fiddy ??.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 I believe the Navy used time for navigation and this was the quartermaster's piece. Kinda like GPS..... Ahh, so that would have been the 'time source' to which other clocks/watches would have been set and compared? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visitor Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Very cool! Would be a shame to tear apart that unique piece of history to make a silly replica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Man, that is a good looking movement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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