A few timepieces from the battle of Britan used by the RAF.

[River Rat1]

A few RAF timepieces from the time of the battle of Britan. A RAF mess clock with an Elliott fusse movement with a 1939 date mark. And maybe the first Waltham in WW2. A RAF issued 6B/159 wristwatch but later in the war reclassified to a 6B/234 with a issued mark of 1940 has a Waltham 470 movement and a Dennison case.

[stratasfan]

Very fun to see, thanks for sharing! Love seeing the mess clock! About how tall is it? Does it chime? Would these have been in a certain place?

[River Rat1]

There about 14 inches tall. This has a replacement door in the back, but the price was fair and got someone willing to ship to the USA. The larger wall models I could not get any one to ship to the USA but found one in the USA will post that one of these days. The movement fusse has a chain drive like movement time only no chime. Later in the war they went to a cheaper none fusse movement. They were used in the chief's mess and offices there's one in the prime minister's residence during the war still might be there saw a photo of it on the mantle.

A shot of the movement.

[River Rat1]

Case back with issue information on back of the Waltham. You can see later that watch was changed from a 159 to 234. This has also been done by the Bundeswehr on my Heuer Bund chronograph pilots watch same on its case back. I guess when they reclassify a piece of equipment. You can see the issued date 1940 and the issue number. AM stands for British Air Ministry. The watch also has solid lugs on the case.

[River Rat1]

Better shot of the watch and case back. Got the watch cheap at a NAWCC mart no one knew what to make of it. Someone at MWR forum PM me ask to use my photo's he was doing a write up on these he had the military specs of it everything correct even the crown on mine. Someone not thinking legit was my gain. Just a rare watch not seen much.