2 RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE HANHART GERMAN AVIATOR CHRONOGRAPH MILITARY WATCHES FROM WORLD WAR II.

SINGLE PUSHER-

Date: Circa 1940's
Movement: Single pusher chronograph, 17-Jewels, No.112487
Dial: Signed, black Arabic numerals, white outer minute division, silvered hands with radium insert, white centre seconds hand for chronograph, subsidiary dial for seconds at the 9 o'clock position, subsidiary dial for chronograph minutes at the 3 o'clock position
Case: Signed, stainless steel, single pusher at the 2 o'clock position, screw-down back, No.112487
Size: 41mm

TWIN PUSHER-

Date: Circa 1940's
Movement: Dual pusher, 17-Jewels, No.118073
Dial: Signed, radium applied Arabic numerals, silvered hands with radium insert, white centre seconds hand for chronograph, subsidiary dial for seconds at the 9 o'clock position, subsidiary dial for chronograph minutes at the 3 o'clock position
Case: Signed, stainless steel, twin pusher, screw-down back, No.118073
Size: 41mm
Strap: Generic black

These two military watches are incredibly rare for a variety of reasons. First of all, the models were exactly the ones used during World War II by Luftwaffe pilots. They were issued according to the specific requirements of the pilot's mission and returned when no longer required (e.g. in case of injury or death). Secondly, their conditions are worthy of mention. Finding these watches with all their genuine parts, matching serial numbers and in working conditions is the ultimate dream of a military watches' collector. Lastly, they both developed a beautiful tropical patina over the hands and numerals, difficult to match.

Similar examples can be found in the book by Konrad Knierim, Military Timepieces, pp. 361, 362, 363 and 364.