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NEW!
These
GRUEN AIRFLIGHT watches were used by pilots in the 1950's
as they displayed conventional time; then, after midnight
all the numerals in the apertures switch over to 24 hour time.
The watches featured 24-hour dials, sweep second hands and
the numbers 1 through 12 on the outside of the dial and 13
through 24 on the inner ring to accommodate military time.
This dial is ORIGINAL and has the added the 'CONTAC AA"
American Airlines logo. We are not certain if this logo was
added by American Airlines after GRUEN produced the watch;
as the quality of the print is not as fine as the rest of
the original GRUEN factory script on the dial. Our guess is
that these watches were possibly used by AA employees or the
print was added by the previous owner. We are simply unsure
of this addition. One thing is for certain; it adds interest
to the dial! Notice the original and interesting hands. The
stainless steel screw back case with base metal top measures
35mm. across. These "white" metal cases are harder
to find than the more usual gold filled varieties. The manual
winding movement was cleaned and is accurate. For fun; we
are including an unused AMERICAN AIRLINES large sized T-shirt
to complete the look! Only $1395.
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