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Depollier Case Waltham WW1 era trench watch

river rat
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Just bought this off eBay the other day a Depollier cased Waltham trench watch. It had a engraving that caught my attention the original owners name and USNR 1918 since I did the Navy reserve after active duty. Would like to find out the more about the owner but I would need more info than a name and and branch of service. This kind of replaced a water proof crown depollier I was stupid enough to sell some years ago. The hour hand will need some lume touch up and a movement service. Looks like the original crown but looks like the cystal was replaced.
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JwRosenthal
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Nice pick-up. I do love when watches like this are personalized as they give you a lead to the provenance....perhaps the only time we like engraved watches.
 
river rat
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I mite contact him and see if he is related not many with that name. The watch is coming from Waltham, MA so both got east coast connection. Thanks for the info. Being III with that name could be my Grandfather was in WW1 and I am third generation from him.
 
river rat
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Know how Hamilton made a Khaki watch well it was not the first the watch above was Hamilton borrowed the name.
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Smart marketing on the part of Swatch. They owned one American name, liked the name "Khaki," and probably figured they should go for it. Not only does it sound better than just "field watch" it is also something they could trademark.
 
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So he reached out to me and he says no relation.
 
river rat
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The USNR Navy connection being in the Navy reserve my self after active duty and my Grandfather serving in the US Navy during WW1 made it were I had to have this watch a few WW1 era photo's from my Grandpa
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He joined the Navy way before WW1 went up the ranks as a aviation machinist mate all the way to Chief petty officer then became a mustang a enlisted becoming a Officer retired after WW2. The seaplane base was on Deering Island today it was filled in. Were Miami city hall is in Florida was were this Navy base once stood had to do some home work to find out were it was.
 
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river rat river rat
The USNR Navy connection being in the Navy reserve my self after active duty and my Grandfather serving in the US Navy during WW1 made it were I had to have this watch a few WW1 era photo's from my Grandpa
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He joined the Navy way before WW1 went up the ranks as a aviation machinist mate all the way to Chief petty officer then became a mustang a enlisted becoming a Officer retired after WW2. The seaplane base was on Deering Island today it was filled in. Were Miami city hall is in Florida was were this Navy base once stood had to do some home work to find out were it was.

Fantastic history there. My granddad was a crew chief for F6Fs and F4Us right after WWII and through Korea.
 
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river rat river rat
The USNR Navy connection being in the Navy reserve my self after active duty and my Grandfather serving in the US Navy during WW1 made it were I had to have this watch a few WW1 era photo's from my Grandpa
jUT0aHE.jpg
HB2YC5I.jpg
86wsX9R.jpg
rMY37oh.jpg
DOZEutu.jpg
sV8q9Np.jpg
He joined the Navy way before WW1 went up the ranks as a aviation machinist mate all the way to Chief petty officer then became a mustang a enlisted becoming a Officer retired after WW2. The seaplane base was on Deering Island today it was filled in. Were Miami city hall is in Florida was were this Navy base once stood had to do some home work to find out were it was.

Fantastic history there. My granddad was a crew chief for F6Fs and F4Us right after WWII and through Korea.
 
river rat
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My Dad was also a crew chief in WW2 through Korea and Vietnam started in PBY then Avengers torpedo aircraft as a ball turret gunner. In Korea his squadron used the only torpedo in the war to blow up a dam did helicopters in Vietnam. In the 1970's my Brother was in a P3 squadron I was the only one that did not do aviation in the Navy I was a Boatswain Mate we did work the hardest in the Navy out of all the rates.
 
noelekal
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Great photos river rat!

My grandfather was in the Navy and was stationed at Pensacola during World War I, assigned to a launch that went out into the Gulf to rescue downed airmen who apparently went into the drink with some frequency. I really appreciate your photos. He may have seen some of these planes and personnel.
 
river rat
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If the info I got right he and his Dad were Musicians in symphonies in civilian life maybe he was in a Navy band most large ships had them and around 1916 the Navy was slowly making a permanent Navy band at the Navy yard in Washington DC until it became permanent in 1925. Photo of the Navy band on the USS New Mexico my Grandpa ship. On the bottom of a ships crew photo Osha would go nuts if the Navy did a photo like this no safety harnesses.
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noelekal
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Another great photo river rat!

My grandfather on my mother's side was on the USS New York from 1920 to 1924.

Oh well ... one may have the exhilaration of liberty and danger in a dramatic 100 year old photograph or one may have the "safety" of regulations and OSHA in today's America.
 
river rat
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My Grandfather was on the USS New Mexico and the USS West Virginia and the USS Saratoga maybe more but I got photo's from those and cert. like summons to going over the equator from those most in the 1920's so our Grandfathers must of crossed paths. I have a early cruse book I guess you can call it all on going across the equator you only want to be on the receiving end once been through the initiation once from wog to shellback but from that 1920's era cruse book they got beat made mine look easy. A photo of Grandpa going over the line.
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One guy got a cricket bat you know he used it as a shillelagh they used a cut piece of fire house to hit us in the ass as we were walking on all four from the fantail to the forecastle. When Grandpa went across it had to be brutal. Love what's on the suitcase no mercy no justice.
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river rat
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That one summons from the USS West Virginia it sort of the best history you can have it was printed on the ship they use to have print shop on those large battle ships it was at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7.
 
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