Difference between revisions of "Precista"
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | A wristwatch brand that dates from about the late 1940s or beginning of the 1950s, probably starting out life under the proprietorship of Southern Watch & Clock Supplies Ltd., an English watch materials company based in Orpington, Kent, who used the Precista name on watches that they produced and sold wholesale under their own brand name. | ||
| − | ==Notable Models=== | + | Southerns also sold Precista-branded clocks in addition to stopwatches, and chronograph/timekeeper wristwatches. Some of these watches were for military use by British armed forces. Precista watches were not manufactured by Southern Watch & Clock Supplies Ltd., although the firm probably had control of design specifications, also ensuring that Precista watches for the military complied to relevant specifications. |
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| − | See CWC for more information on the G10 models supplied by Precista in 1982 and 1984. | + | ==Notable Models== |
| − | ===1982=== | + | ==='''G10'''=== |
| + | See CWC entry [[CWC G10|here]] for more information on the G10 models supplied by Precista in 1982 and 1984. | ||
| + | ====1982==== | ||
| + | [[File:Precista 1982.jpg|thumb|1982 Fat case Precista W10]] | ||
* Manufacturer – Precista | * Manufacturer – Precista | ||
* Manufacturing details – no manufactures mark inside backplate, metallic finish crystal tension ring. Also end of crown appears matte finished. | * Manufacturing details – no manufactures mark inside backplate, metallic finish crystal tension ring. Also end of crown appears matte finished. | ||
* Movement - esa 536.121 | * Movement - esa 536.121 | ||
* Service – W10 British Army | * Service – W10 British Army | ||
| − | * Known S/N range – 9760 / | + | * Known S/N range – 9760 / 14462 |
| − | ===1984=== | + | |
| + | ====1984==== | ||
* Manufacturer – Precista | * Manufacturer – Precista | ||
* Manufacturing details – notably thin case and backplate which is unique to this issue, battery hatch at 12 o’clock. Also end of crown matte finished. | * Manufacturing details – notably thin case and backplate which is unique to this issue, battery hatch at 12 o’clock. Also end of crown matte finished. | ||
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* Known S/N range – 28778 / 3044 | * Known S/N range – 28778 / 3044 | ||
| + | ==='''Dive Watches'''=== | ||
| + | [[File:Precista diver.jpg|thumb|Precista Royal Naval stainless steel dive watch dated 1982 with asymmetrical 39mm screw-back case with fixed bars and screw-down crown. Signed, Racine Swiss, and with issue markings commencing 0552/.... Powered by an ETA 2783 movement]] | ||
| + | In the late 1980s/early 1990s, Precista was contracted to produce a dive watch with 300 meters of water-resistance. Additional specs included a stainless steel case, a matte-black dial with tritium paint, a bezel with hash marks for each minute, and 20-millimeter lugs. The watch had a quartz movement. These watches were never given a model name so they tend to be referenced by the brand name, issue year, or by the case back markings, which begin with “6645-99.” | ||
| − | + | ==='''RAF Chronographs'''=== | |
| − | + | [[File:Precista chrono.jpg|thumb| 1981 RAF maritime-aviator chronograph]] | |
| − | + | RAF maritime-aviator chronograph dating to 1981 with 39mm stainless steel case (excl. crown) and powered by a hand-wind Valjoux 7733 movement | |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* Great Britain | * Great Britain | ||
* Main Page | * Main Page | ||
| + | ===Credits=== | ||
| + | https://thewatchforum.co.uk/index.php?/topic/121890-precista-watches-an-enigmatic-history/ | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, 8 May 2020
Precista
Supplier of watches to the British armed forces.
History
A wristwatch brand that dates from about the late 1940s or beginning of the 1950s, probably starting out life under the proprietorship of Southern Watch & Clock Supplies Ltd., an English watch materials company based in Orpington, Kent, who used the Precista name on watches that they produced and sold wholesale under their own brand name.
Southerns also sold Precista-branded clocks in addition to stopwatches, and chronograph/timekeeper wristwatches. Some of these watches were for military use by British armed forces. Precista watches were not manufactured by Southern Watch & Clock Supplies Ltd., although the firm probably had control of design specifications, also ensuring that Precista watches for the military complied to relevant specifications.
Notable Models
G10
See CWC entry here for more information on the G10 models supplied by Precista in 1982 and 1984.
1982
- Manufacturer – Precista
- Manufacturing details – no manufactures mark inside backplate, metallic finish crystal tension ring. Also end of crown appears matte finished.
- Movement - esa 536.121
- Service – W10 British Army
- Known S/N range – 9760 / 14462
1984
- Manufacturer – Precista
- Manufacturing details – notably thin case and backplate which is unique to this issue, battery hatch at 12 o’clock. Also end of crown matte finished.
- Movement – eta 555.111
- Service – 6BB Royal Air Force
- Known S/N range – 28778 / 3044
Dive Watches
In the late 1980s/early 1990s, Precista was contracted to produce a dive watch with 300 meters of water-resistance. Additional specs included a stainless steel case, a matte-black dial with tritium paint, a bezel with hash marks for each minute, and 20-millimeter lugs. The watch had a quartz movement. These watches were never given a model name so they tend to be referenced by the brand name, issue year, or by the case back markings, which begin with “6645-99.”
RAF Chronographs
RAF maritime-aviator chronograph dating to 1981 with 39mm stainless steel case (excl. crown) and powered by a hand-wind Valjoux 7733 movement
Links
- Military Watches
- CWC
- Great Britain
- Main Page
Credits
https://thewatchforum.co.uk/index.php?/topic/121890-precista-watches-an-enigmatic-history/
