Up for auction is this 100% original Very large and rare, stainless steel and nickel Leonidas Cronografo a Ritorno, reversing stop watch for equal distance bomb sight, height graduated in meters, military watch with round single button, bidirectional chronograph. Circa 1940`s. Hinged case back. The approximate diameter is 57mm without crown, 77mm with crown, 22mm thick case. This instrument is a rare version of a chronograph with a hand running both forwards and backwards. It was used by several Air Forces to calculate the elapsed time for throwing bombs. Superficial scratches due to normal wear and age. Running at the time of inspection, however not checked for accuracy. An overhaul is always recommended for used watches.
Bomb Timers "Countdown Chronographs"
Planes were used to drop bombs for the first time in World War One. The certainty of hitting a target from different heights and at different speeds could no longer be left to the "feel" of the pilot. This led to the construction of various indicators, view finding arrangements and stopwatches. The most significant characteristic of these stopwatches is that they reverse direction after a second push of the activator button (`count-down` or `ritorno` function)
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