Elgin

Elgin Deckwatch

Observation watch for the Royal Navy, circa 1945 watch case: chrome-plated metal, number 50082, screwed-in back and screwed-in glass band, marked "H. S.3" (graduation as "Deckwatch") and Broad Arrow symbol, diameter approx. 53 mm Movm.: Hand-wound, decorated and gold-plated lever movement, number 41750082, marked "B. W. Raymond", fine regulation, compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, 4 screwed chatons, stop seconds, 21 jewels dial: White, enamel, Arabic numerals, center seconds accessories: Wooden box with sight glass From 1940, the Royal Navy began to grade the watches used according to the standards of the Hydrographic Service in the so-called "H. S. System" according to function. For example, "H. S.3" stood for "Watch, Deck", i.e. observation watch