Blancpain Tornek Rayville TR900 Blancpain US MILITARY
Description
Blancpain TR-900 Tornek Rayville TR900 Milspec, undoubtedly the more important US military watch in the history of wrist watches, manufactured and sold between 1964-1966 and delivered to the USA without the Blancpain TM on the dial (due to "Buy American act" of 1933) extremely rare as majority of examples were either destroyed, returned to Navy bases or lost in combat, it is estimated that roughly 1000 examples were delivered to the Navy, the stainless steel bead blasted case is in excellent condition with consistent wear through out, original black dial is in excellent condition with even luminous patina, dial is signed Tornek - Rayville US, moisture indicator at 6 o clock, iconic TR900 luminous hands and pointed second hand, all luminous is promethium - 147 as designated at the bottom of the dial, acrylic crystal, automatic AS caliber 1361, hacking seconds, original brass dust cover, anti-magnetic, case back is secured by outer ring, case back reads "NON MAGNETIC, DANGER, IF FOUND RETURN TO NEAREST MILITARY FACILITY, MIL-W-22176 SERIAL 04XX, Excellent Condition for a Blancpain Tornek Rayville TR900 and a very rare chance to own a tremendous piece of US Military history. A must have for any serious vintage military watch collection.
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