Just a little gem of a 17 jewel RCN Royal Canadian Navy deck watch with a lovely movement gilded for "Sea Service" with screwed jewel chatons to the center wheel that I just bought off eBay. I can't wait to get it !!!! oops,somehow it won't accept the pictures of the watch that the seller emailed to me. I'll have to get Lindell to save me - AGAIN Darn, determination can occasionally overpower dismal failure and despair, by a very complicated means I got the pictures into a program, then into an email, then saved them in pictures , and voila they are here !!!

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#5 This one just sold online for $395 The website link follows and they have neat stuff looks like a good website to check up on and bookmark

http://www.ashton-blakey-antiques.com/

but you still have to be on your guard, there´s a fake Smiths on offer there as well!

Werner,perhaps they are not aware of that fact!!! Remember my friend,not all have the vast amount of specialized knowledge that you have

I find that very hard to believe Tom as they are selling watches and clocks professionaly. They would certainly research the watches they buy and sell! Anyway its the Smiths with the small seconds at 6 that is incorrect. They were only issued with sweep central second hand and no pointy hands either...

I'm going to start calling you "Das Gehirn " LOL,knowledge is power-and money too ,have a great day,Jimmy!!!!

Hi Tom. That is a really nice looking Canadian Navy watch!

When you say it is gilded for sea service is there a reference somewhere such as a RCN specification/contract that describes that this is the reason? My thinking is that if this was the case then why are only some parts of the movement gilded and not others?

The main reason most chronometers and sea watches were gilded was to somewhat protect them from the salt in the air. Most military watches WW2 were not gilded,but then, most were not specifically acquired for actual sea service

...and beautifuly done, if I may add!