Hallo friends,
I am interested in British Military Watches and Clocks and came across this rare Timex chronograph. It is said that there were 70 000 bought by the MoD about 1943 and issued to Vulcan crews without military markings. I know that the Vulcans were retired up to 1984, i.e. 29 years after the war.
Questions:
- To late Vulcan crew members: What watches were issued to you to ensure you weren't late? Do you know this chronograph?
- Can anyone confirm that Vulcan crews did not have military markings or disagree?
- Who else know something about this watch?
- In those times with nuclear payload, did you wear nonluminous watches not to trigger the Geiger counters or did the inside of the aircraft glow sufficiently that you did not need illumination?
. Gruesse/Regards/Salute Konrad Knirim
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up a perfectly reasonable thread on the mighty V