Hamilton Open-face pocket watch, 22 jewels, 1942

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

1942

Maker / issuer

Hamilton Watch Company

89540230 ----Object Number: 062525.FIC.003--Pocket watch, Hamilton 4992B, 22 Jewels "Navigator's Watch"; Date: 1942; Central Second, 24 Hour Dial, Open face with arabic numerals; Silver case enscribed on back with: "AN 5740, MFRS PART No. 49992B, Serial No. AF-42-33996, Contract No. W535 ac-28072, Hamilton Watch Co.; The 4992B is known as a "Navigator's Watch" as it was used by aviators to aid in navigation.--c. SDASM Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver (as described on the source photograph page)

Technical characteristics

Jewel count
22 jewels (as described by the source)

Design

Case type
Open-face

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
  • Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
  • No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.
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