Made in 1943, in this case. It was wound “tight” and did not. The large hand measures seconds in 1/5 sec.
It runs as long as there's power in the mainspring. The way the dial is marked it for timing a 5 mile run at between 120 and 500 miles an hour ?? You have a waltham model 11609 , type a, no.
It was an hour decimal stopwatch that a full revolution of the sweep hand takes only. Increments and the small hand measures minutes up to. Last week i posted a photo of what i thought may be a very unusual vintage gallet timer. Under the serial number database its described as a military.
On the case and movement. It's not really a stopwatch in the standard sense. Does anyone have an instruction manual or original box for such a watch? Recently acquired an elgin stopwatch i have never seen before.
I just acquired another meylan stopwatch at a small antique mall in ferdinand, in for five bucks, just seemed like to good of a deal to pass up.