I think its a good day for this one, Hamilton, issued to the Kenyan army.

Long time since I posted here, wore this Candino Automatic today, and very nice it felt too.

Forget the date reading too chaps, I never set the dial cos' I can't read the darned things!

John

25j, 6 Adjustments and high beat!

John

I haven´t had this on my arm for ages, so for the **** of it, why not. I´ll wear this today;

Very nice Werner, You have quite the collection. I like the Hamilton you had on a few days ago but the Hanhart was a beauty.

Thanks Ray, if you liked my last Hanhart, here´s another one in my possession;
a fraction larger and without a Bezel. Made 1943.

Very nice, these were I take it Military Issued watches ?. What is the case size of the larger Hanhart. I really like them.

Yes Ray they were issued to the pilots, the size being 40mm with bezel and 41mm without bezel.
Still going strong....workhorses.



Regards Werner

Great looking movement. Wow, if these things could talk, having probably been worn by WW2 pilots and all.

Werner another Hanhart.Looks like you collect a lot of military watches you know there is a military section I would like to see more of your collection and have you tell us more about each watch I all ways like to learn.

Hi Mike, among other watches, I also collect Military watches and clocks.
Today´s a good day to wear the IWC Mk 11 from 1948.
issued to the British RAF. Enjoy!

Werner nice IWC.I see at the bottom looking for the dirty dozen wondering how close are you in getting all 12 WWW watches?

Hi Mike, only the WWW Grana to go and it´s driving me nuts...cant find the ..... thing anywhere!

Werner have you tried to put a WTB ad in a few forums like the MWR forum PX you never know you mite get lucky and get your last WWW Grana and finish off the collection.

Werner,
Very nice collection. !!
WOW is an understatement.

Werner,your MIL collection is magnifient!!!

IWC Mk 11 from 1948-What's the circled T above the six indicate?

Wayne

Gruen Ristside...



Quartz reissue!

Wayne the T is for Tritium painted dial mark.

to let the soldiers know that there´s no more Radium burns to be expected
Tzzz just a joke, Mike was quite right...

There´s also an encircled "P" on the Jaeger Le Coultre WWW Watch. Another trial and error for the luminous effect wanted, which was soon disregarded by the MoD (Ministry of Defence)not rearly knowing how harmful Promithium was. Disovered in 1947 while they were playing with Uranium fusion. All to be read here;
Promethium is an extremely radioactive chemical element classified among the rare earth metals on the periodic table. The element does not seem to appear naturally on earth, although it has been successfully created through artificial means. Promethium is also observed in the spectra of some stars, probably because of the nuclear reactions which occur in stars. Average consumers rarely interact with promethium, given its extreme rarity and highly specialized applications.
The appearance of promethium is a topic of discussion, since pure natural promethium has not been identified. It seems to have two allotropic forms, meaning that the structure of the element can vary in at least two ways when it is purified. In addition to being radioactive itself, promethium also produces a number of radioactive isotopes, some of which are very useful in various industries. On the periodic table of elements, promethium can be found under the symbol Pm, and it has an atomic number of 61, which places it among stable elements, which is rather unusual; most radioactive elements are grouped with other radioactive elements.

The existence of promethium was hypothesized as early as 1902, when chemists realized that there was a missing element between elements 60 and 62. Several attempts were made to isolate the missing element 61, but the credit for the discovery of promethium usually goes to J.A. Marinsky, L.E. Glendenin, and C.D. Coryell, who announced their discovery in 1947. The men had been doing research on uranium fission and neutron bombardment of neodymium at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, and in the course of their work, they found the new element at last.

The inspiration for the name of the element came from Coryell's wife, who said that the discovery of the element was like stealing fire from the Gods. In Greek mythology, Prometheus did just that, so the men named the element for him. Promethium isotopes are often used as radioactive tracers, and the element is also used to make gauges, various luminescent products, and in the phosphor industry.
Because promethium is radioactive, it is extremely dangerous and it should be handled with care. The element emits beta rays, which can create X-rays when they interact with heavier elements, posing dangers to people who work with promethium. Access to promethium is typically tightly controlled because of the radioactivity, and most people who work with it are given proper safety training, or they work in facilities which already have radiation protection protocols in place, like nuclear power plants.
from here wisegeek

Werner

Thanks, very interesting, I will keep that in mind for the next nuke attack.

Wayne

this one today 5513 Sub from `64

Werner that vintage Rolex Sub is in great shape nice watch.