Bundeswehr 1550 SG — 3H Dial

Identifying details

• Arabic numerals

  Arabic hour numerals in place of Cartier’s usual Roman numerals.

• Military issue

  Issued to armed forces.

• Flyback chronographFlyback chronographA chronograph whose reset pusher can be pressed during timing to return the hands to zero. A new measurement begins when the pusher is released, without a separate stop operation.

  ChronographChronographA watch function for starting, stopping and resetting an elapsed-time measurement independently of the ordinary time display. that resets and restarts with a single push while running.

• “3H” tritiumA radioactive luminous-paint ingredient used on many vintage watches after radium. On RAF IWC Mark 11 replacement dials, an encircled T identified the tritium specification. dial