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Hamilton - 6BB Military Watch - Issued 1975

A Hamilton 6BB-6645-99 Military Watch From 1975 in Original Condition with Original Military Engravings on the Caseback

Case
Stainless Steel
Condition
 8.5/10
Year
1975
Box/Papers
No/No
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£1,195.00GBP

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A Hamilton 6BB-6645-99 Military Watch From 1975 in Original Condition with Original Military Engravings on the Caseback. 

Hamilton produced for the RAF under the 6BB mark between 1973 and 1976. The watch succeeded the earlier Smiths production piece and preceded the CWC production pieces.

The ‘T’ marking on the dial stand for tritium, the original 1960s and 1970s material used to make dials luminescent, a mark that guarantees the originality of the dial.   Fixed lug bars as typical of military pieces, notably also present in the ‘Dirty Dozen' collection. 

What’s On Offer 

This watch was issued in 1975 so it is approaching half a century old - hardly surprising then that it has suffered a couple of war wounds along the way - mostly in the shape of the lume of the hands. This could be corrected by our military watchmaker, however, we prefer to sell watches in original condition, but it's certainly an option should you want the watch. The rest of the watch has survived remarkably well, the dial is rich black and boasts sharp Arabic numerals as we expect from military watches. The hour plots still boast their original lume and it has aged to a pretty pale butter colour. The Hamiliton signature and T for tritium emblem are present at 12 o'clock and the military pheon sits at 6 o'clock and completes the dial with is encased in a stainless steel tonneau case with original military markings on the caseback which read 6BB-6645-99 523-8290 7415/75. 

Case
Stainless Steel
Box
No
Dial
Black
Papers
No
Crystal
Plexiglass
Model Ref
6BB/6645-99
Winding
Manual
Bracelet
NATO Style
Movement Type
Mechanical
Condition
Excellent
Calibre
649 (ETA 2750)
Date of Issue
1975
Jewels
17
Warranty
12 Months VWS
Power Reserve
50 Hours (Approx)
Lug Height
41mm
Width
36mm
Lug width
18mm
Wrist Size
Adjustable

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