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Number …..052711.T70.50 Item:
1940-WWII-HELOISA-BUMPER-AUTOMATIC-MILITARY-WATCH |
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| Description of item: VINTAGE
1940 EXCELLENT ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION WWII HELOISA BUMPER AUTOMATIC MILITARY WATCH WITH
WITH G-20 NATO STYLE GREEN NYLON MILITARY STRAP WITH BRUSHED KEEPERS.SIZE IS 32 X 40 MM.
THIS HELOISA IS A RARE EDITION WWII 1940 ORIGINAL MILITARY HELOISA BUMPER AUTOMATIC IN
STAINLESS STEEL WITH ORIGINAL TWO-TONE DIAL, SIGNED HELOISA AUTOMATIC, WITH ORIGINAL
STILL GLOWING RAISED RADIUM NUMBERS, INNER MARKED SECOND & HOUR CHAPTER RING,
RELUMED BLACK ORIGINAL HOUR & MINUTE HAND WITH RED SUB-SECOND HAND AND WATERPROOF,
ANTIMAGNETIC AND SHOCK PROTECTED DESIGNATION. CROWN IS ORIGINAL NOTICE THAT IT IS A
LARGE MILITARY TYPE AND CASE IS SUBSTANTIAL AND ALL STAINLESS STEEL. LUGS & END
ZONES ARE EXCELLENT. SCREW DOWN CASE BACK IS SIGNED INCABLOC ANTIMAGNETIC WATERPROOF
STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC. MOVEMENT 1935-1945 AS 1171 1940 Swiss Made 17 Jewels Brevet+ AS
Sub Second Incabloc Automatic (bumper) & Manual Wind. THE AS 1171 IS A REDESIGN OF THE
ORIGINAL AS HARWOOD AUTOMATIC MANUAL WINDING & SHOCK PROTECTION WERE TWO
OF THE 1171 UPGRADES 1171 DATA = 11''' Dm= 24.8mm H= 5.2mm 15/17 jewels f = 18000
A/h power reserve 36h 1171 ALSO UTILIZED IN Favre-Leuba 437 (AS 1171) Fortis 250 (AS
1171). CONDITION IS FINE. Estimated Retail Replacement
Value $399.00 |
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Harwood
(AS)
automatic
(bumper)
no manual wind
Data
11.5''', Dm= 24.7mm
(with bumper Do= 25.6mm)
H= 5.35mm
15 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
1925-1931
A. Schild
Fortis
1926-1931
A. Schild
Blancpain
ca. 14000
first serial-production automatic
bimetallic screw balance
set by revolving bezel
bumper bearings on dial and back
winding torque limited
by friction coupled bumper
Britsh Patent 1576120
selfwinding mechanism
deposited 1920
Swiss Patent 106583:
selfwinding mechanism
deposited 10-16-1923
by John Harwood,
Baldrine-Lonon
(Ile of Man, GB)
Harry Cutts
Brighton (GB)
Example, year: signature; shock device
1-3) ca. 1925: SF,
Harwood Selfwinding Watch Co Inc
Patent No. 1576120
2 Adjts, 15 Jewels - 697
4-5) 1926:
Harwood Selfwinding Watch Co Ltd
Swiss, Patent No. 106583
2 Adj., 15 Jewels
'Bumper' wristwatches: 1923
Self winding mechanisms were more successful in wristwatches because the rotor could
operate every time the owner moved his or her arm. The first version did not appear until
after World War I, when wristwatches became popular. It was invented by a watch repairer
from the Isle of Man named John Harwood in 1923,[11] who took out a UK patent with his
financial backer, Harry Cutts, on 7 July 1923, and a corresponding Swiss patent on 16
October 1923.[12] The Harwood system used a pivoting weight which swung as the wearer
moved, and which in turn wound the mainspring. The ratchet mechanism only wound the
mainspring when moving in one direction. The weight didn't rotate a full 360°; spring
bumpers limited its swing to about 180°, to encourage a back and forth motion.[13] This
early type of self-winding mechanism is now referred to as a 'hammer' or 'bumper'.
When fully wound, Harwood's watch would run for 12 hours autonomously. It did not have a
conventional stem winder, so the hands were moved manually by rotating a bezel around the
face of the watch. The watches were first produced with the help of Swiss watch
manufacturer Fortis and went on sale in 1928. 30,000 were made before the Harwood
Self-Winding Watch Company collapsed in 1931 as a result of the Great Depression. 'Bumper'
watches were the first commercially successful automatic watches; they were made by
several high grade watch manufacturers during the 1930s and 1940s.
MILITARY DESIGN
THE TEN YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 1938 AND 1948 SAW THE UNIQUE STYLE OF MILITARY WATCHES SWEEP
THE GLOBE. THE DEIGNS INCLUDED 29 TO 34 MM CASES, SCREW ON BACKS THAT AFFORDED SOME WATER
PROTECTION, SHOCK ABSORBERS IN 15 AND 17 JEWELED MOVEMENTS. THE DIALS WERE ALSO REVAMPED
TO WHITE OR BLACK WITH, IN SOME CASES, TWO TONE COLORS. THEY HAD OUTLINED RAISED RADIUM
NUMBERS AND MOST HAD SWEEP SECONDS WITH OUTER CHAPTER RINGS AND LUMED HANDS AND IN MANY
MODELS A RED OR CONTRASTING COLOR SWEEP SECOND HAND
