Vintage Rolex Sky - Rocket WWII Canadian Fighter Pilot Watch, Circa 1942
Item Details
A circa 1942 Rolex Sky – Rocket WWII Canadian fighter pilot watch. A luxury timepiece that was made on contract for the Canadian military and features a base metal bezel framing an original black radium dial with Arabic numeral hour markers and original syringe style hour and minute hands with a red second hand. The radium lume on the hands and numeral hour markers has a warm tan patina and the dial includes a twelve hour, sixty minute and twenty-four-hour scale and this luxury timepiece is set on a stainless steel case.
| Brand: | Rolex |
| Style: | Vintage |
| Type: | Wristwatch |
| Model Name: | Sky – Rocket |
| Bezel Material: | Base Metal |
| Caseback Material: | Stainless Steel |
| Movement: | Rolex Cal. 59 Stem Wind, 17 Jewels |
| Markings to Inside: | None |
| Functions: | Luminous Hands, Luminous Hour Indicators |
Condition
- running at time of evaluation without detailed testing, future state not guaranteed.
- timepiece only no bracelet.
- original radium dial.
- original syringe style hour, minute and red second hand.
- radium lume on hands and hour markers has a warm tan patina.
- dial includes a 12 hour, 60 minute and 24 hour scale.
- the case shows heavy signs of wear.
- the crystal is scratched and crazed.
- the caseback is possibly a replacement.
- faint markings throughout.
Dimensions
- lug to lug measurement 35.50 mm.
- case to case measurement 29.00 mm
Item #
ITMG334762
