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1ZS-1938-1944-LEATHER-STEEL-WYLER-NURSE-DOCTOR-SERVICEMAN-BUTTON-CLIP-POCKET-WATCH |
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1938-1944 LEATHER & STEEL WYLER NURSE - DOCTOR SERVICEMAN BUTTON CLIP POCKET WATCH
WITH SIGNED WYLER MANUAL WINDING 15 JEWEL MOVEMENT WITH WWII SUB SECONDS
CONVERSION TO SWEEP SECONDS OUTER LEATHER CASE 43.6 MM WATCH CASE W/O CROWN 31.1 MM
BOTTOM TO TOP OF BAIL 37 MM Estimated
Retail Replacement Value $599.00 |
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Wyler presented its first 16 and 19-line precision
movements to the public in 1923. The particularity of these was the Incaflex balance
wheel, which was legendary at the time.
The Wyler Incaflex balance wheel is protected along
its diameter by two curved, elastic arms, which absorb any shocks to the balance wheel. In
addition to producing his own calibres, Wyler also modified movements of other large-scale
producers and sold these on to other watch companies. In some cases, the basic calibre was
changed so much that the movements should actually be considered as Wyler calibres.
In 1934, Wyler was the official watch of Italy's World Cup winning team.
In 1937 the company caused a stir by launching a water-resistant watch that was not fitted
with the conventional soft gaskets. The mineral glass was pressed in between the edge of
the case and a pressed or screwed bezel, the gap between the winding shaft and the watch
case was sealed hydraulically by fitting the winding shaft and bushing together, in the
same material, to 1/500mm.
Wyler gained worldwide notoriety with a spectacular marketing stunt in 1956, when two
watches were dropped from the top of the Eiffel Tower and continued to function after the
fall.
NOTE: IT IS SAID THAT WYLER BEGAN HIS COMPANY IN THE
1920'S, YET WE HAVE WORKED ON FOUR TRENCH WATCHES WITH WYLER MOVVEMENTS THAT DATE FROM
1917.
THIS ORIGINAL
WYLER SIGNED
BEIGE AND BROWN
MILITARY COLORED DIAL
WITH
SEVERAL
AWESOME
CHAPTER RINGS
THIS ORIGINAL
WYLER SIGNED
INCAFLEX
15 JEWEL
MOVEMENT
HAS
A HACKED
SWEEP SECONDS
THIS ENTIRE
WYLER
IS
ENCASED IN STITCHED
LEATHER
WITH
STITCHED LEATHER
BUTTON FOB
CONDITION
IS
SPECTACULAR
CASE IS
STAINLESS STEEL
&
LEATHER
THE
LEATHER BUTTON FOB
IS IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION
THIS LEATHER BUTTON FOB
WOULD FIT INTO A BUTTON HOLE
AND
THE WATCH INTO THE POCKET
THIS WYLER HAS A FLOATING STEM THAT MAKES SETTING
AND WINDING EASIER
OUTER LEATHER CASE 43.6 MM
WATCH CASE W/O CROWN 31.1 MM
BOTTOM TO TOP OF BAIL 37 MM
WITH A NEED FOR DOCTORS AND NURSES TO TIME PULSES,
AND SOLDIERS PRECISELY TIME EVENTS, THE FASTEST WAY TO BUILD WATCHES FOR SERVICE WAS TO
ADD A SWEEP SECOND HAND TO EXISTING MOVEMENTS.
NOTICE THE BIG SWEEP WHEEL THAT IS ON THE TOP OF THE
WATCH MOVEMENT BRIDGES?
THIS WHEEL WAS ACTUALLY TO THE WHEEL SHAFT THAT RAN
THE SUB-SECOND HAND (OLD WATCHES WITH A SECOND HAND ABOVE THE NUMBER 6).
SO, THE SUB SECOND SHAFT AND WHEEL WAS REMOVD AND A
LARGER SHAFT WITH ONE WHEEL AT BOTTOM, AND ANOTHER SLIPPED ON TOP WAS ADDED
THEN A CENTER SHAFT WITH SMALL WHEEL AND A NEW
HOLLOW CANON PINION WAS ADDED.
THE SUB SECONDS TURNS THE LARGE WHEEL WHICH TURNS
THE NEW CENTER SHAFT'S WHEEL WHICH PROTRUDED THROUGH THE HOLLOW CANON PINION AND A SECONDS
HAND CAN NOW BE ATTACHED.
NOW WE CAN USE THE CHAPTER RINGS ON THE DIAL TO TIME
EVENTS
