Lot Essay
Such bomb timers were used in the bombardier's compartment of the aircraft allowing timing the duration between bomb drop and detonation.
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SIGNED UNIVERSAL, RETAILED BY A. CAIRELLI, ROMA, CIRCA 1940
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Universal. An unusual stainless steel World War II Bombardier time recorder/countdown watch, made for the Italian Air Force
Signed Universal, retailed by A. Cairelli, Roma, circa 1940
With gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, the black dial with outer luminous Arabic and baton 30 seconds register, inner luminous Arabic five minute markers calibrated form 5 to 60, the single central hand or countdown activated by depressing the crown once, when depressing the crown twice the hand retrogresses counter-clockwise, stopped by depressing the push-piece to 1 o'clock and reset by depressing the crown, in large circular case with hinged back, the revolving bezel set with a luminous triangular memory index pointer, case and movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker and retailer
52 mm. diam.
Signed Universal, retailed by A. Cairelli, Roma, circa 1940
With gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, the black dial with outer luminous Arabic and baton 30 seconds register, inner luminous Arabic five minute markers calibrated form 5 to 60, the single central hand or countdown activated by depressing the crown once, when depressing the crown twice the hand retrogresses counter-clockwise, stopped by depressing the push-piece to 1 o'clock and reset by depressing the crown, in large circular case with hinged back, the revolving bezel set with a luminous triangular memory index pointer, case and movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker and retailer
52 mm. diam.