US Army Air Forces A-11
The original
- Price
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- Case
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- Diameter
- 32 mm
- Lug to lug
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- Thickness
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- Lug width
- 16 mm
- Water resistance
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- Crystal
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- Movement
- 15-jewel hacking hand-wound calibres (Elgin 539, Bulova 10AK and others)Hand-wound
Its homages
- In the database
- 10
- Price range
- $159–$649
- Cheapest
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The US Army Air Forces navigator's hack watch, made in very large numbers; early ones had white dials, black dials with white numerals became standard. Case designs varied as cases were outsourced.
Homages by price
| Homage | Price from | Share of original | Dia. mm | L2L mm | Thick mm | WR m | Crystal | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thorn SHY040 |
$159 | — | 36 (+4) | 43 | 13.88 | 200 | Sapphire | Seiko NH35A |
 Thorn SHY043 |
$159 | — | 36 (+4) | 46 | 13.5 | 100 | Acrylic | Seiko NH35A |
 Thorn SHY034 |
$179 | — | 36 (+4) | 43 | 13.88 | 200 | Sapphire | Seiko NH35A |
 Thorn SHY041 |
$184 | — | 36 (+4) | 43 | 13.8 | 100 | Sapphire | Seiko NH34A |
 Vaer S3 Field 36mm |
$189 | — | 36 (+4) | 43 | 8.4 | 100 | Sapphire | Miyota GM12 |
 Vaer S5 Field 40mm |
$189 | — | 40 (+8) | 48 | 9.4 | 100 | Sapphire | Miyota GR12 |
 Vaer S5 Field 42mm |
$189 | — | 42 (+10) | — | — | 100 | Sapphire | Miyota GR12 |
 Vaer A5 Field 40mm |
$599 | — | 40 (+8) | 48 | — | 100 | Sapphire | Miyota 9015 |
 MKII Cruxible Type A-11 Date |
$649 | — | 39 (+7) | 48.5 | 13.55 | 100 | Sapphire | SII NE15 |
 MKII Cruxible Type A-11 Non-date |
$649 | — | 39 (+7) | 48.5 | 13.55 | 100 | Sapphire | SII NE15 |
Sources
- Worn & Wound, Military Watches of the World, A-11 the Watch That Won the War (about 32mm, 16mm lugs; 15-jewel hacking movement, 30–56h)
- Monochrome, The ABCs of Time, history of American watchmaking (A-11 spec 94-27834, revised 1942 and 1943)