c.1967 HAMILTON RAF PILOT/NAVIGATOR Mk11 WRISTWATCHCase back marked: /l\ 6B-9614045 H-67 3459 M17jewels cal.75 non-hacking chronometer movement with inner antimagnetic iron cover.Hamilton 6B H-67 RAF Pilots Military Wristwatch c.1967 in excellent condition, running well and keeping good time.
The end of the Second World War by no means brought about total peace for Britain who became involved in conflicts all over the world. Such conflicts in Palestine, Malaya and Korea were fought with the equipment left over from WW2, which in watch terms for the British Army was primarily the W.W.W’s.
The watches issued to RAF and Navy pilots during WW2 were far more varied and remained in service until the late 1950’s when the fabled IWC and JLC Mark 11’s became the preferred choice for most aircrew.
In the mid 1960’s Hamilton began to supply the British military with watches which included the Hamilton 6B H-67 which were issued to RAF aircrew. These watches were produced to the same MOD chronometer specification as their more expensive and illustrious counterparts, the JLC and IWC Mark 11.
This specification included a highly accurate movement with or without a hack device, an inner soft iron cage forming a shield to protect the movement from magnetic interference, a stainless steel waterproof case with a screwed ring in order to protect the crystal from sudden decrease of pressure, and a black dial with luminous hands.
The Hamilton 6B is referred to by many collectors as the “Hamilton Mark 11”.
It is believed that only around 1,000 of the Hamilton 6B H-67 were ever produced which makes these watches extremely rare and highly collectible, especially when compared with the c.9000 issued by IWC.
