Hamilton Geneve "W10" Royal Air Force RAF 6bb Issue Wristwatch c.1975

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Issued from 1973-1975, The Hamilton "W10" was created with an major change to W10's of old, a kind of monocoque case so that the movement was placed into the watch and fixed in place from the front of the case.

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A huge testament to the Quality of the Hamilton W10 was that it was used ubiquitously by every branch of the British armed forces, such was its popularity.
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The way to tell which branch a vintage watch was commissioned for was to look at the back. W10 denotes the British Army issue, 6BB, which this one is, means that the watch was issued to the Royal Air Force, 0555 Royal Marines and 0552 for the Royal Navy.

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This guy is quite a rare bird with only 700 Hamilton Geneve's issued in 1975 (according to chronopedia) It boasts a fully serviced Hacking 649 movement. One for the serious Military Collection.

View this Pilot in a video: here

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The Specs

Age: 1975
Reference: "6bb" British Royal Air Force Issue.
Movement: Manual wind with Hacking Centre Seconds.
Calibre: 649.

Timekeeping: Very good.

Service History: Full Service, September 2022.
Dial: Original Hamilton Mil Spec Dial.

Case: All Stainless Steel.

Measurements: without/with Crown: 35.7mm/37.7mm End to End: 41.2mm

Bezel: Solid.

Water Resistant?: No.

Hands: Original.
Crystal: Correct NOS Acrylic crystal fitted during service.

Crown: Correct Original unsigned Crown.

Strap/Bracelet: New 18mm Light Blue NATO Style strap with Steel fixtures.

Lug Width: 18mm

Getting Acquainted

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Bits that stand out:
- 1 of only 700 Issued in 1975.

- Fully Serviced Hacking Movement.

- Issued to a Pilot, does it get any cooler?

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Nitty Gritty:

- Some very very minor scratches to the Case.

- Some markings to the dial.

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Overall the Hamilton is in Good Vintage condition.