Description

Crusader retailed by Flinn & Co. Coventry steel vintage wristwatch circa 1935
A steel ‘staybrite’ rectangular wristwatch with curved back

An unusual and charismatic model, this wristwatch was retailed by Flinn & Co., a jewellery and watch retailer based at 14 & 15 Broadgate, Coventry. Broadgate is right at the centre of Coventry and the area took its name from the ‘broad’ gate of the city’s castle which originally lay close by. The area retained much of its medieval layout until the Second World War, however, during the night of 14 November 1940, the Broadgate area was almost totally destroyed during a German bombing raid.

Specifications

[M] Crusader manually wound tonneau-form movement, lever escapement, 15 jewels, compensation balance, 18,000 BPH, protective inner glazed movement cover
[D] silvered two-tone dial, black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, blued steel hands
[C] steel rectangular case, satin finished upper body with chamfered edges, chamfered inner bezel, curved snap-on case back
[S] dial and movement signed

Measurements

22mm width excluding winding crown
37mm length including lugs
10mm depth to centre of crystal
20mm strap width/lug gauge

Accompaniments

One Year guarantee – this watch has been serviced and overhauled
Black Bough box & Black Bough certificate

22022020

£575.00 [sold]