$4,000
LACO-DUROWE - B-UHR - WORLD WAR II GERMAN AIR FORCE (LUFTWAFFE) Durowe, Assembled by Lacher & Co. Pforzheim, No. H1782, Instrument No. 127-560 B. Made in 1942. Very fine and very rare, oversized, anti-corrosion matte nickel military pilot’s wristwatch with indirect center seconds and the original aviator’s leather strap. Accompanied by an invoice dated January 19th, 2006 Three-body, matte gray, inclined bezel, concave lugs, large winding crown, snap-on case back, band engraved "FL 23883". Black with luminous 60-minute Arabic numerals and baton indexes, concentric 12 hour graduation with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds division. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. Cal. 48 mm, gilt brass, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case signed Durowe, movement signed Laco. Diam. 55 mm. Thickness 19 mm. Notes The German Big Pilot navigation watch was originally developed by the Imperial Air Ministry under the administration of Hermann Goering to supply their pilots with watches which were accurate, robust and easy to read during missions. As a general rule, these watches utilized pocket watch movements with a hacking center seconds hand for ease of synchronization. Each watch included in this selection had originally, before being issued, undergone a strict regulation to chronometer specifi cations in the Glashutte region. All of the watches are designated as "B-Uhr", standing fo
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-09-14