Description: I inherited this a number of years ago. I have been downsizing and there is very little space for collectibles, and I am slowly culling my collection. Whether it was "trench art" or simple housed in a homemade frame, I don't know. The piece is in incredible condition and aside from very minor scuffing on the glass face, it looks as clean as an 80 year old WW2 chronometer can look! In my research, I have found it to be the 5th model (see last photos for reference) from 1942-45. It works flawlessly and in the included video, you can see that the dial and such and they still retain a very minimal "glow in the dark" under blacklight for a few seconds. There is also a tiny enamel pin embedded above the chronometer with a German WW2 symbol that I blurred out. Compare to some recent auctions and this one is a gem! I will also paste below some of the info I have found in my research. The Blindfluguhr (blind-flight or instrumental flight), made by Junghans, was designed for low visibility flight. It provided flight time, selected with the arrow of the rotating bezel, the take off time, (the minute hand during take off), timer. To activate the timer, you had to push the button situated on the bottom part. The second hand would start moving and the minutes counter hand at 6 o'clock. If you push the button again, it stops the timer and the next push resets both hands to zero. The timer was necessary for approaches with no visibility. This clock was so valuable, that pilots were instructed to remove it and the gunsight if they have time, after a emergency landing, before leaving the plane or wreckage.Enjoy!
Price: 599 USD
Location: Holliston, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-12-05T15:50:47.000Z
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