Written by GoldSmithWatchWorks Monday, 07 November 2011 17:33

READY TO WEAR
SERVICED
RESTORED
OVERHAULED

WWII
1944
RECORD
SWEEP SECONDS HACK

WITH
HIGH GRADE
ADJUSTED
17 JEWEL
MANUAL WIND
MOVEMENT

WITH

RESTORED
VINTAGE LEATHER STRAP

32 X 40
MM

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Record

The Record Precision Watch company was formed in the early 1900s,and continued to produce watches until purchased by longines in the early 60's.

Before WWII, Record sold watches to Germany under contract. It is believed that this continued during the war ---while Record   was either supplying, or attempting to supply watches to the Allied countries.

WWII

In 1938 the British were already preparing for war. In their rush the British Ministry of Defense solicited proposals for WWW* & timers/pocket watches. As long as the basic specs were met, there were no SPECIFIC PATTERNS to be complied with.

[That is why we find **G.S.T.P. on most pocket/deck watches and timers]

*Watch-Wristlet-Waterproof
**General Service Temporary Pattern

Record Watch Co was one of 12 companies submitting complying designs,

To comply with the process, Record upgraded there 15 jewel movements.

A few upgrades were:

1- Breguet-curved hairsprings with screwed alloy rather than a steel balances provided better temperature control and less chance of breakage;

2-Shock absorbers for balances;

3- And finally, when major companies, including Omega, Longines and General watch company, began producing critical high demand center sweep second hand movements by hacking existing movements, Record followed suit.

CENTER SWEEP

By 1942, the sweep second hand watch had became "the" watch. Two of the major reasons were the Government issued U.S.A. A-11 hacking sweep seconds pilots watch and the sweep seconds watches in demand by Doctors, Medics and Nurses . The sweep second watch simply made the watch more than an instrument to "tell time"....

The sub-second style dial, with a tiny second hand rotating around a tiny seconds register at the 6 position, was difficult to utilize for timing events. In most cases it was ignored. On the other hand, a sweep second hand could be used to time events, mark events, and was easier to read .

THE DESIGN

So, what did Record and other manufacturers do?

Did they re-tool and re-design new movements? NO!

They simply placed a hollow canon pinion that allowed a wheeled center shaft to protrude through the dial, mounted a second hand to it, and ran the combo with the very sub-seconds wheel they were eliminating...

Instead of the drive train turning the dial protruding shaft/pinion at 6 position connected to the tiny second hand, they mounted a large brass/alloy wheel on the opposite side of the shaft that now protruded through the bridge. That wheel turned a wheel on top of a NEW center "shaft' held in position be a new this jeweled bridge that went through a new HOLLOW center cannon pinion in the center of the movement that then protruded through the center of the dial where a new long ***sweep second hand attached.

***sweep second hand
technically, "sweep" usually means rotating round without TICKS. In other words, smoothly rather than "ticking" by second round. In this write up, we are using sweep in a general way to better explain our history and science. It made no difference whether it was ticks or moves smooth, the idea being that one had a large second hand that went round in tune with the movement and the chapter ring so one could count, time & now even synchronize.

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AWESOME WWII RECORD

24HOUR
DIAL
RADIUM
SPOTTING
OUTLINING
CHAPTER

BLACK
STEEL HANDS
REMOVE RADIUM

HEAVY
SOLID
CHROMED
BRASS ALLOY CASE
WE WILL KEEP THIS
NON-CAST
MACHINED
FROM BRASS INGOT
THEN CHROME PLATED
AS CLOSE TO ORIGINAL
AS POSSIBLE

LEATHER STRAP
SHRINKAGE
REFINISHING

THE WATCH ON THE LEFT IS THE RESTORED
RECORD OFFERED HEREIN

HANDS
CLEANED
POLISHED
RE-LUMED WHITE

HANDS RESTORED

SPOTTING GONE
NEW WHITE LUME NUMBERS
PERFECT CHAPTER
PERFECT 24 HOUR TIME

DIAL IS RESTORED

STEEL CASE ELECTRO CLEANED
SOFT MACHINE BUFFING
CASE IS NEAR COMPLETE
THE PICTURE ABOVE WITH THREE WATCHES
SHOWS THE FINAL FINISH

THE DIAL NOW LIGHTS UP LIKE IT DID IN
1938-1945

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STRAP RESTORE

NOTE: WHEN YOU INVEST IN A TIMEPIECE THAT HAS A RESTORED LEATHER STRAP LIKE THIS ONE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU WIPE YOUR LEATHER STRAP WITH COTTON CLOTH GENTLY BEFORE WEARING; DO THIS FOR THE INITIAL SEVERAL DAYS OF WEARING. AND, DO NOT WEAR A WHITE OR LIGHT COLOR SHIRT UNTIL YOU WEAR THE TIME PIECE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE
GSW MWB GSWW
ARCHIVAL PICTURES
OF ROCK RESTORING A
LEATHER  STRAP. THE SAME WAY
THE STRAP IN THIS OFFER WAS RESTORED
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APPLYING
OIL AND POLISH

STRETCHING
THE OLD LEATHER

BUFFING THE OILED STRAP
EMBEDDING
THROUGH
HEAT & PRESSURE
AT 3600 RPM
OILS AND WAXES
DEEP INTO
THE STRAP LEATHER

MORE OF THE SAME..

THIS HOW ROCK RESTORES

LEATHER STRAPS
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COMPLETED

LEATHER IS SUPPLE
AND
WILL FIT
UP TO SIZE 8

WE HAVE KEPT THE
VINTAGE
LOOK AND FEEL
OF THIS
SPECTACULAR
RECORD WATCH

IF THIS LEATHER STRAP IS NOT
KILLER
THEN I NEED TO CHANGE CAREERS

IF THIS LEATHER STRAP IS NOT
KILLER
THEN I NEED TO CHANGE CAREERS

WE ARE MASTERS AT REPLATING WATCH CASES
BUT WE SIMPLY COULD NOT REPLATE THIS BEAUTY
THE LOOK IN PERSON IS SIMPLY OUTSTANDING

THIS CASE WAS NOT A CAST AND PLATE

THIS CASE WAS
MACHINED
FROM
A SOLID
BRASS INGOT
THEN
CHROME PLATED

THIS SHOT IS UNDER
A
90 WATT
HALOGEN
YOU CAN SEE WHY
I WANTED
TO KEEP THIS
CASE
AS IT WAS

ALONG WITH
THE RESTORED STRAP

THIS DUO SCREAMS SERVICE

IT SERVED IT'S MASTER
AND
NOW
IT WILL SERVE YOU!

NOTICE THE SHOCK PROTECTION
FOR THE BALANCE. SEE THE RED RUBY WITH BRASS?
ALSO A NICE FINISH
THIS WILL BE COVERED BY DIAL

RECORD WATCH COMPANY

NOTICE THE ADDED SWEEP SECONDS HACK.
THE LARGE BRASS WHEEL
WAS ADDED TO A SUB-SECONDS MOVEMENT
AND THIS CREATED THE ABILITY TO TIME
WITH THE WATCH PERFECT FOR NURSES
AND DOCTORS

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CONDITION WATCH:
EXCELLENT  -  RUNS EXCELLENT 
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