17J Pierce Caliber 134 Military Stainless steel Chronograph with a well running Pierce in house movement which is extremely rare today. Pierce was marketed as a 4 in 1 watch in that it contained a timekeeper, a stopwatch, a telemetre scale to measure sound distance as well as a tachymetre scale to measure speed. 37 mm diameter excluding pushers. It has a beautiful case back with eight screws.
The British government was the largest contractor of the Pierce Chrono until the end of the Second World War. The Pierce Chronographs were used extensively by the British Army's medical division. Rare and highly collectible chronograph with a tropical aged dial.
This model was an official pilots chronograph during the late 40's. and was selected as the official watch for the flight crew of Trans-Caribbean Airlines. Belongs in everyone's military and chronograph collection.
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