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Old 29-12-18, 06:28 PM
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My contribution. This example belonging to U.S. Navy Admiral Gerry Bogan. It was his WW2 era wrist watch. Admiral Bogan was an early Naval Aviator and later in WW2 Commanding Carriers and Task Groups. Most notably during the "Battle of Leyte Gulf" in late October 1944.

From what I can find this is a Waltham FSSC 88-W-800. They were made specifically for Navy Pilots. Similar to the AAF type A-11 with the addition of a luminous hand set and dial. The dial and hands have been Radium painted. This example still runs and appears to have it's original strap.



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