Canada, Commonwealth. A Rare RCAF Pilot’s Watch, 1942 GTRexclude all within a circular border

all within a circular border

The handle is made of carved wood with two metal nails through to the tang

the helmet is missing its leather liner

KING GEORGE VI and the UNITED NATIONS as a tangible expression of gratitude in defeating and routing the GERMAN-ITALIAN FORCES from EL ALAMEIN to CAPE BON

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Canada, Commonwealth. A Rare RCAF Pilot’s Watch, 1942 GTRexclude all within a circular borderA Second War Royal Canadian Air Force Pilots Watch constructed of a steel casing with a white dial, featuring hour marks in Arabic numerals at the 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock positions, with dots at the remaining hours, with hour and minute hands, with a functional crown emanating from the side, the hands and numerals have remnants of the phosphorescent paint emitting a slight glow under black light, the caseback bearing an engraved mark of R. C. A. F.,