Sternzeit Reguliert
Bundeswehr 1550 SG — Sternzeit Reguliert
1967–?
Dial marked “Sternzeit Reguliert”: regulated to sidereal time (about four minutes a day slower) so artillery could find true north; different issue number on the caseback.
Case numbers of examples shown by OnTheDash: 3861.
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Identifying details
- Arabic numerals
Arabic hour numerals in place of Cartier’s usual Roman numerals.
- Military issue
Issued to armed forces.
- Flyback chronograph
Chronograph that resets and restarts with a single push while running.
- Sidereal-time regulation
Movement regulated to sidereal time for navigation and artillery.
Variants of 1550 SG
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 3H Dial | 1967–? |
| Plain Dial (No 3H) | 1967–? |
| Sternzeit ReguliertCurrent | 1967–? |
| Luftforsvaret (Royal Norwegian Air Force) | 1972–1978 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1550 SG
- Production
- 1967–?
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 43 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Valjoux 230
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
- Black dial, black registers
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Valjoux 230
Manual-wind column-wheel flyback chronograph with hacking seconds, 18,000 vph and 48 hours’ reserve; of the Heuer Bundeswehr 1550 SG.
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