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Deck watch in stainless steel open-face case, in a wooden deck box. Three-quarter plate movement, signed and numbered ‘1014354’, with lever escapement and compensation balance.
The watch has a white enamel dial, numbered and marked with a broad arrow, with arabic numerals and steel spade and poker hands, and a centre-seconds indication with a steel hand. It is contained in a stainless steel open-face case, with a screw-down back numbered ‘1014354’ and marked ‘SIDEREAL / H.S. ^ 3’. The watch is housed in a wooden deck box.
The Admiralty record card for this watch has not survived, though other deck watches with serial numbers either side of this example were purchased in 1944.
The watch has a white enamel dial, numbered and marked with a broad arrow, with arabic numerals and steel spade and poker hands, and a centre-seconds indication with a steel hand. It is contained in a stainless steel open-face case, with a screw-down back numbered ‘1014354’ and marked ‘SIDEREAL / H.S. ^ 3’. The watch is housed in a wooden deck box.
The Admiralty record card for this watch has not survived, though other deck watches with serial numbers either side of this example were purchased in 1944.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAA0114 |
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| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Sidereal deck watch |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | International Watch Co |
| Date made: | Circa 1944; circa 1969 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Watch: 52 x 71 x 15 mm; Box: 95 x 40 x 135 mm |
| Parts: | 4354 |