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ApexJimi

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27,213 posts

267 months

Wednesday 6th April 2011
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On various dials, I've seen the letter T encircled, and the letter L encircled. I've also seen an arrow pointing upwards on the dial.

These have all been spotted on different makes of watches, so what do they all mean?


andy_s

19,816 posts

283 months

Wednesday 6th April 2011
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Tritium or Luminova was used in the lume applied to the hands and/or markers.

A throw back to the military watches (hence the standard 'encircle' style) that had to indicate what the lume was made from.

V As said, the 'crows foot' or 'broad arrow' was used by the services to indicate it was mil issue kit.


Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 6th April 16:42

sneijder

5,227 posts

258 months

Wednesday 6th April 2011
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Lume, it's radioactive.

The arrow is military issued, possibly NATO. Someone who knows what they're talking about will be along soon.

L Swiss Made L is what you want IIRC.

andy_s

19,816 posts

283 months

Wednesday 6th April 2011
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Learn something new every day -

Public Stores Act 1875

Sec. 4 - Marks in schedule appropriated for public stores.
The marks described in the First Schedule to this Act may be applied in or on stores F1. . . in order to denote Her Majesty’s property in stores so marked; and it shall be lawful for any public department, and the contractors, officers, and workmen of such department, to apply those marks, or any of them, in or on any such stores; and if any person without lawful authority (proof of which authority shall lie on the party accused) applies any of those marks in or on any such stores he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years,

FIRST SCHEDULE - Marks appropriated for use in or on Her Majesty’s Stores:
- The name of Her Majesty, her predecessors, her heirs or successors, or of any public department, or any branch thereof, or the broad arrow, or a crown, or Her Majesty’s arms, whether such broad arrow, crown, or arms be alone or be in combination with any such name as aforesaid, or with any letters denoting any such name.

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ApexJimi

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27,213 posts

267 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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Aha!

That does make sense, quite obvious as well - kicking myself!

Nice bit of history behind the "broadarrow" symbol as well - definitely didn't know about that.