Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Military Pocket Watch Chronograph to the 1910s.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
This exceptional example retains its original unrestored dial, which remains in remarkable mint condition. The fully signed 1/5th-second chronograph dial is marked “Propriete De L’Aviation Militaire” and “Allion A Versailles”, identifying the watch as a military aviation instrument associated with the French military during WW1.
The dial features elegant gold-coloured hour and minute hands, together with a deep-blued central chronograph sweep hand and matching deep-blued hands to the subsidiary seconds/chronograph register. The highly legible 1/5th-second scale is characteristic of precision timing watches intended for military and aviation use.
The watch is fitted with a fine gilt chronograph movement, which is unsigned but bears the movement numbers 315 and 404 either side of the balance. The movement has recently undergone a full professional service and is currently in full working order, including the chronograph function, and is keeping time.
The original case retains tight hinges to both the case back and internal movement dust cover. The central section of the case has lost some of its original plating through gentle use and age, consistent with the watch's long service history. Overall, this is an impressive and highly collectable example of an early French military aviation wrist/pocket timing instrument from the First World War period.
Key Features
• WW1 French Military Aviation issue pocket watch
• Allion A Versailles / Allion of Versailles
• Original “Propriete De L’Aviation Militaire” signed dial
• Rare 1/5th-second chronograph
• Original unrestored mint-condition dial
• Gold-coloured hour and minute hands
• Deep-blued central chronograph sweep hand
• Deep-blued subsidiary dial hands
• Fine gilt chronograph movement
• Movement numbers 315 / 404
• Recently fully serviced
• Chronograph function fully operational
• Currently keeping time
• Original hinged case and movement dust cover
• Some loss of original case plating from gentle use
• An important and scarce French WW1 military aviation watch
• Ideal for collectors of military watches, WW1 watches, French military horology, aviation watches and vintage chronographs
Dimensions
Case diameter: 52mm, excluding stem tube and crown
Case depth: 12mm
Price
£695.00, inclusive of shipping within the UK.
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Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Military Pocket Watch Chronograph to the 1910s.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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Rare Ww1 French Military Aviation Issue Pocket Watch Chronograph by Allion of Versailles
