Seagull 1963 Pilot’s Watch

$177.00

The Seagull 1963 watch has an easy to read and elegant dial. It also has the history to back up it’s vintage looks. Far more than being “vintage inspired”, it’s a reissue of the original “Project 304” watch produced for the Chinese air force in the 1960’s.

The hand wound movement also represents excellent value, having originally being based on a Swiss movement produced by the Venus Watch Company. The movement found in this watch today is largely unchanged.

Perfectly sized at 38mm it will suit both small and large wrists.

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Description

History Of The Seagull 1963

The story of the Seagull 1963 watch begins in Switzerland. To fund the development of a new watch movement, the Venus Watch Company offered their current movement (the Venus 175) up for sale. They initially approached the Russian military but it was the Chinese air force who were interested.

They purchased all the tooling required to produce the movement from Venus and quickly got to work. Named “Project 304” a number of test batches were produced before the watch was approved by both the Ministry for Light Industry and the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Within 6 months, 1400 watches had been produced and issued to pilots.

Specifications

CASE
316L Stainless steel

CASE SIZE
38mm / 1.5″ (without crown), 40mm / 1.57″ (with crown)

MOVEMENT
Sea Gull ST2130

STRAP TYPE

  • Strap styles available, Otron:
    – Black Canvas
    – Brown Canvas
    – Green Canvas

STRAP LENGTH
19cm / 7.5″

 

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