neetstuf-4-u
Posted September 13, 2020 - 9:57am
Great watch and an amazing back story. Photo of him wearing the watch is over the top.
I was first inclined to call this a 1944, based on the triple stamp and personalization. But on the other hand, one has to wonder if this is indeed a 1942 that sat for 3 years in a jewelry shop and was disassembled, cleaned and oiled once a year to keep it fresh and new. Not out of the question that the resident watchmaker restamped the date each time to re-classify the watch as "New for the calendar year".
If you are a fan (as I am) of watches with a research-able personal history, they don't get much better than this one, congrats!
1942 President "E" (noting triple stamped movement)
I agree with Stephen, include this one in the "famous people section"