This watch was used for promotion by the manufacturer and appeared in photographs which appear in magazines, on their website and in other promotional material. It offers a substantial saving over the regular price but it is brand new with a full factory guarantee. Other than the possibility it may show signs of handling it is a brand new watch.
SKU Code: 5025JBLET
This particular watch is based on a 1950s/1960s pattern military watch. The watch has a box sapphire crystal which looks outwardly identical to the original plexiglass crystal, the movement is a Ronda R 150 or equivalent, which is a sophisticated 25 jewel automatic movement with an impressive frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz). This precision-crafted powerhouse boasts a substantial 38-hour power reserve, ensuring enduring performance. Notably equipped with hacking and hand-winding capabilities, it exemplifies both efficiency and convenience.
The watch uses Luminova as opposed to the Tritium which was used in the 1960s. The main advantage with Luminova is that unlike Tritium it does not deteriorate with age and is non radioactive. On this particular variant the paint colour mimics the appearance of aged Tritium paint and although the T is encircled, which would indicate tritium, this is done only for historical reasons.
This watch measures 39mm in diameter and is fitted with a matching steel bracelet which is designed specifically to look visually the same as the type of bracelets used in the 1960s.
Dimensions and Specification:
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Width Exc Crown: 36 mm
Width Inc Crown: 39.5 mm
Thickness with crystal 13.3 mm
Lug to Lug 43.5mm
200m / 660ft Water Resistant
Movement 25 Jewel Ronda R 150 or equivalent
Power Reserve 38 hours
Screwdown locking crown
Screw Caseback
Sapphire Crystal *
Luminova Paint
20mm Retro pattern stainless steel bracelet
* A lot of people ask us what are the benefits of sapphire crystal over the original plexiglass? The answer is that synthetic sapphire is by far the best material for watch crystals because it is very strong and also shatter and scratch resistant, these characteristics make it very appealing to military and security personnel, police officers and people who lead active outdoor lifestyles, these groups account for over 70% of our customers. The original plexiglass crystals which are made of a plastic/acrylic type material which were used in the 1960s suffered the drawback that firstly they were very easily scratched and secondly, it wasn't overly difficult to crack them if they were impacted the other drawback is they greatly limited the water resistance of the watch. To get things into perspective we find that when clients have accidents with watches resulting in a cracked crystal over 90% are usually watches with mineral glass crystals or plexiglass, even factoring in that we use hardened mineral crystals in many watches they still do not come close to sapphire for durability under adverse conditions. The reason that sapphire crystals are so strong is that after the sapphire glass is manufactured it is also heat-treated to remove its internal stresses—which can cause weakness—it is then made into the watch crystals and two layers of anti-reflective coating are applied, interestingly sapphire crystal is now used on the latest iPhone. Of course sapphire crystal comes at a price hence you find that it's normally only fitted to higher end watches.
