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Description:
Special navigation wrist watch with 65 mm case for the Waffen-SS, supplied to the 'SS Führungshauptamt'. Movement cal 48.1 with central second. Dial printing 'W-SS M-B' with roman numerals, 1/5 sec indication with Arabic numerals 5-55 and as well in mirrored numerals. The mirrored indication shows the use in a navigation instrument.
- Lange Glashütte: no. 215653 send to the SS Artillery School in Glau. The document shows further details. (Watch offered by M. Kreitlein, Nürnberg)
Application:
In 1940 the offices of the Waffen-SS ordered Lange & Söhne, to develop an observation watch for measuring purposes with stop function for the second hand and 1/5 sec luminous indication. This led to this large diameter of the dial. For negative photographic the seconds should additional be mirrored. After some first items in silver case there should be supplied 10 watches per month starting in march 1941.
- The document shows 22 of these watches with nickeled brass case of 65 mm delivered 22.10.1943 to the Waffen-SS Berlin.
- Photo: The getting upright of a V2 surface-surface missile on its movable start base.
