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RNFC ? Longines Military?

Hi! RNFC anyone?

 
Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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dial

 
Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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case back

 
Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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case back this time

 
Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
IHC Member 1555
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Hi Kostas,

There is the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) which was formed with 2 separate distinct branches, a Military branch and a Naval branch. I would say that this is the Naval branch, Royal Naval Flying Corps (RNFC) at best guess.

Cheers
 
Posts: 2260 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
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thank you ever so much =)


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Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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No, it is not Royal Naval Flying Corps. The Naval aviation branch of the British armed services was the Royal Naval Air Service - the RNAS. The RNAS was begun in July, 1914 and ended in April, 1918 when it was combined with the Royal Flying Corps to create the Royal Air Force. Then in April, 1924 Naval aviation was re-created as the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) which has continued until today.

I do not know what RNFC might stand for but my initial thought is that it may not be military as this watch does not have the broad arrow marking on it.
 
Posts: 872 | Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA | Registered: September 20, 2004
IHC Member 1555
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Thanks Jim for the clarification.
 
Posts: 2260 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
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Frown i did think as much but what a bloody weird engraving R.N.F.C. 2 i think i've just had it for so long and PRESUMED it was military by the time i came to sell it to describe it i was shocked that i could locate it as military! 95% wishful thinking 5% incredulity


K @ FullyWound
 
Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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Kostas, can you post a photo of the movement?
 
Posts: 2093 | Location: British Columbia in Canada | Registered: March 02, 2011
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Perhaps it is the name of some company that issued watches to certain employees who needed them for their work?
 
Posts: 872 | Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA | Registered: September 20, 2004
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SORRY for the delayed response busy here

movement is superb a sexy little 12L with full service case ref 22260 14

6466438 movement serial


K @ FullyWound


 
Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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. pictures are awful but i can only upload a max 222kb (?!) thats small


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Posts: 9 | Location: Kent in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 28, 2017
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Kostas,

The Internet Horology Club 185 is a Non-Profit Educational Organization. Hosting images costs a lot of money and since dues for IHC185 Membership is a ridiculously low amount of $12.00 annually we try to keep costs to a minimum.

Therefore, extremely large images cannot be viewed by those with slower internet connections or smaller screens. Due to those considerations and to avoid overloading storage capacity our system is set up to not accept poster size images.

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