WWII Navigation Timers

Monday’s Luxury Watch Sale featured two historic WWII navigation timers. They sold for a full price of £791.12 and £561.44 respectively.

The auction, showcasing over 200 timepieces, was another brilliant sale which included many military watches.

These timers played a significant role during the war and assisted the British naval fleet.

The H. GOLAY Navigation Timers

These innovative HS.4 Navigation timers were used by the Fleet Air Arm in Fairey Swordfish aircraft during WWII.

The items were used as beacon watches and some are on display at the National Maritime Museum.

Sporting a stainless steel case with a calibrated inner bezel, the items also included intriguing movements. An unsigned keyless wind three quarter plate movement with a club tooth lever escapement was part of their design. The movement on both timers still functioned.

The timers featured as Lot 202 and 203 in the sale on Monday 18th October.

Hosted at our Jewellery Quarter saleroom – the live auction started at 10am. Free shipping was offered on the purchase of watches in this sale, subject to terms.

Included as some of the final items in the sale, the timers rounded off a highly popular auction which was our final Luxury Watch Sale of 2021.

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