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Hamilton. An unusual stainless steel rectangular military Bomb Timer with black dial
Hamilton. An unusual stainless steel rectangular military Bomb Timer with black dial

SIGNED HAMILTON, MOVEMENT NO. 14129, CASE NO. 608740, CIRCA 1940

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Hamilton. An unusual stainless steel rectangular military Bomb Timer with black dial
Signed Hamilton, movement no. 14129, case no. 608740, circa 1940
Cal. 980A tonneau-shaped nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the black dial with luminous baton and Arabic numerals, luminous hands, large luminous subsidiary seconds dial, in rectangular case with stepped sides, the second hand stopped by depressing the metal pin in the upper band, snap on back, case signed Keystone Watchcase Co. and numbered, dial and movement signed
27 mm. wide & 43 mm. overall length

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Accompanied by Les Ambassadeurs Certificate no. W2637.

The Bomb Timer, technically spoken not a wristwatch, was designed to be mounted on a turret within the aircraft's bombardier compartment during World War II and was used by the bombardier to time the duration between bomb drop and detonation.