Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

British military: An RAF pilot’s/navigator’s wristwatch, by Ebel, 1942, the signed silvered dial with black Arabic numerals, outer railway seconds track and blued steel hands including centre sweep seconds, the steel case with snap on back engraved ‘A.M 6B/(159) 234 5594/42’, on later brown leather strap, dial diameter 29mm. £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Culling Collection of Military Watches.

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The ‘A.M.’ markings to the back indicate that this watch was issued by the Air Ministry and reference code ‘6B/159’ indicating a pilot's/navigator's watch. However, the ‘159’ number has been later crossed out and replaced with '234' which indicates that this watch was repaired and/or reissued during the war.