105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 63

Waltham Watch Co.
Type A-13A

A rare cockpit navigation chronograph of the US Airforce with 8 days movement and central 60 minutes counter

Sold

estimated
400600 €
Price realized
900 €
specific features
Case
Aluminium, blackened, stock no. 6244-22322-S-ET-12.
Dial
Black.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.AF54-10188
Diam.61 x 61 mm
Circa1960
Ctry.USA
Wt.300 g


The Waltham A-13A cockpit chronograph was used in a number of different aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s, including the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, the F-100 Super Sabre and F-86 Sabrejet fighters, and the T-33 trainer.
The lower button winds and sets the watch, and the upper button starts, stops and resets the chronograph.