RAF, Encircled T Dial · Encircled T, Hooked 7
Mark XI 6B/346 — RAF, Encircled T Dial · Encircled T, Hooked 7
Undated
Rare encircled-T dial whose 7 has a hooked stroke; it postdates 1963 but its exact period is unknown.
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Identifying details
- Circle-T
Encircled “T” at six o’clock marking tritium lume.
- Military issue
Issued to armed forces.
- Broad arrow on dial
British government-property broad arrow printed on the dial (also struck on case and movement).
- Triangle at 12
Luminous triangle in place of the numeral 12.
- Hooked 7
Numeral 7 printed with a hooked stroke.
Variants of 6B/346
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| RAF, White 12 Dial | 1949–1952 |
| RAF, Triangle Dial Without T | 1952–1963 |
| RAF, Encircled T Dial | 1963–? |
| RAF, Encircled T Dial · Encircled T, Hooked 7Current | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 6B/346
- Production
- Undated
- Case serials
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crystal
- Acrylic, held by a screwed retaining ring
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
More specifications (1)
Movement
IWC 89
Albert Pellaton’s hand-wound centre-seconds calibre with indirect seconds drive and a Breguet hairspring. The Mark XI version stops the seconds for synchronisation. Early batches had no shock protection; later ones were fitted with Incabloc.
Manual winding · Introduced 1946 · 18,000 vph · 17 jewels