108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 73
Hanhart
A rare vintage single button chronograph of the Luftwaffe
Sold
estimated
1.200—3.000 €
Price realized
1.700 €
specific features
Case
Matted grey, steel screw back.
Dial
Black, skeleton hands with missing luminous material.
Movement
Manual.
Diam.41 mm
Circa1940
Ctry.Germany
Because of its reliability and accuracy, this single button chronograph was very popular with the German Air Force in the Second World War. The watch was available in a great number of variations such as chronographs with one or two pushbuttons, with or without revolving bezel.
This single button chronograph is without rotating bezel. Its condition is good, the pusher shows signs of ageing. The dial is original, as is the slightly darkened luminous material of the Arabic numerals, which is no longer present on the skeleton hands but gives the dial a new aesthetic.