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RARE WWII 1938 U-38 WYLER SINGLE CASE SUB-SECONDS WATCH
Written by GoldSmithWatchWorks Friday, 25 March 2011 23:27
WWII
1938
SUPER RARE
WYLER
MILITARY
WRIST WATCH
29 x 34
CUSTOM DESIGNED
FOR
GERMAN CLIENT
WITH
SUB-SECONDS
REGISTER
SUPER WATER PROOF
SINGLE CASE DESIGN
WITH
BROWN LEATHER
BUND STYLE
MILITARY STRAP
AND
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WYLER presented its first 16 and 19-line precision movements to the public in 1927. The particularity of these was the INCAFLEX balance wheel, which was legendary at the time. The WYLER INCAFLEX balance wheel is protected along its diameter by two curved, elastic arms, which absorb any shocks to the balance wheel. In 1937 the company caused a stir by launching a water-resistant watch that was not fitted with the conventional soft gaskets. The crystal was pressed in between the edge of the case and a pressed or screwed bezel, the gap between the winding shaft and the watch case was sealed hydraulically by fitting the winding shaft and bushing together, in the same material, to 1/500mm.
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I INVESTED 160.00 IMMEDIATELY IN THIS WONDERFUL WYLER WHEN I FIRST CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF IT. AFTER 300 WYLER RESTORATIONS I WAS SURE IT WAS SUPER RARE. IN FACT, I HAVE YET TO FIND ANOTHER.. ANYWHERE. THE DIAL IS EXTRAORDINARY. IT IS A WYLER SIGNED SINGLE CASE WITH A RARE NON-REMOVABLE BEZEL. IN FACT, DUE TO THE HISTORY OF WYLER, IT HAD TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST SING;E CASE WRIST WATCHES AND ALSO HAD TO BE A LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION.
AFTER I HAD MY HANDS ON THIS BEAUTY, I TORE IT DOWN NEVER THINKING TO CHECK THE BACK OF THE WATCH.. DUE TO THE FACT THERE IS NO "CASE BACK". SO I ORDERED A NEW MAIN SPRING AND REPLACED SEVERAL JEWELS AND THE BALANCE STAFF. I THEN SELECTED A NEW WYLER CRYSTAL AND PROCEEDED TO RESTORE THE TIME PIECE.
WHEN I WAS FINISHED I WENT TO THE BUFFER AND BEGAN A LIGHT BUFF AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD THE "FALSE BOTTOM" THAT IS SOMETIMES DISCOVERED ON THESE CASES. IT IS A STAINLESS STEEL OUTER CAPPING CASE BACK THAT ONLY SERVES THE PURPOSE OF AN IDENTIFIER.
THE SINGLE CASE CAN BE SOLD TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY CAN ENGRAVE-STAMP THEIR OWN BRANDS ON THE SAID CASE BACK AND THEN SNAP IN ON THE WATCH.
WHYLER DEVELOPED THIS CASE AND A FEW YEARS LATER, HE SOLD CASES TO COMPANIES LIKE SIGNAL WATCH CO AND THEY USED THEIR OWN MOVEMENTS AND SNAPPED A "SIGNAL" SIGNED CASE BACK ONTO THE WYLER CASE. I RECENTLY SOLD AN AWESOME WWII OFFICERS SIGNAL WATCH THAT HAD THE WYLER CASE AND THEIR OWN MOVEMENT, DIAL AND FALSE CASE BACK.
SO, I GRABBED A SINGLE EDGE RAZOR AND SLIPPED IT BETWEEN THE FALSE CASE BACK AND THE MAIN SINGLE CASE. IT POPPED OPEN AND I THEN SAW HAND ACCOMPLISHED "TRENCH ART". THAT IS, ENGRAVINGS ON BOTH THE ACTUAL CASE BACK AND INSIDE THE OUTER "FALSE" CASE BACK.
1938
U 38
"PITCHFORK"
HANS
THE AWESOME DIAL
OFF-WHITE FINISHED DIAL
12 3 9 BLACK OUTLINED LUMED NUMERALS
COLOR RELECTING SILVER METAL CHAPTER RING
LUMED RECTANGULAR MARKERS
WITH
OUTER BLACK SECONDS CHAPTER RING
HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS
SILVER WITH LUME
AND
SUB-SECONDS REGISTER
MARKER EVERY 15 SECONDS
WITH STEEL SECOND HAND
13 THROUGH 24 HOUR
MILITARY TIME
LUME IS NEW
AND
AWESOME
NICE LARGE CROWN
MOVEMENT
&
DIAL
FIT INTO FRONT OF CASE
STEM IS TWO-PIECE
AND
SNAPS INTO CASE
CRYSTAL
WITH
INTERNAL PRESSURE RING
IS PRESSED OVER THE DIAL
SEALING THE MOVEMENT
INTERNAL RING
AND
CRYSTAL
FORM THE SEAL
ONE PIECECASE IS IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION
IT HAS A FALSE COVER
HERE THE FALSE COVBER
IS REMOVED TO REVEAL
SOME TRENCH ART
1938
U 37
PITCHFORK
&
HANS
AGAIN ON THE CASE BACK
1938
U 37
PITCHFORK
&
HANS
THIS WYLER IS A DESIGN
I HAVE NEVER SEEN
EVEN AFTER RESTORING
300 VINTAGE WYLERS
BUND WATCH STRAP
STRAP IS 9 INCHES
FITS UP TO
8.5 INCH WRIST
A SUPER SHARP
ONE-OF-A-KIND
WYLER
THE ORIGINAL
SILVER RING
PICKS UP COLOR
STRAP IS RIVITED
CHROME PLATED RIVITS AND BUCKLE
TWO STRIPS OF LEATHER STITCHED
WITH REINFORCEMENT RIVIT
THIS MOVEMENT IS NOT A MODIFIED INCAFLEX BALANCE
AS 984
1938
SIGNED
WYLER WATCH CO.
FIFTEEN JEWELS
ADJUSTED
ADJUSTED ONE POSITION
SWISS
Features
manual wind
sub second
Data
10.5''', Dm= 23.3mm
H= 3.8mm
15/17 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 40h
