[WTS] nice and affordable ETA 2824-2 flieger

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Model:	Ball	Last Scraped:	Aug. 18, 2024, 8:47 p.m.
Username:	gumption_boy	Location:	Unknown
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A bit of an oddball, this Hruodland Type B flieger has had its Chinese movement swapped out in favor of a genuine Swiss ETA 2824-2. Keeps great time. Features: a very satisfying screw-down crown, great lume, surprisingly neat finishing, and of course a Swiss movement nobody will ever see, but that you’ll feel great about. Drawbacks: the hour hand is slightly misaligned, as seen in the lume photo. An easy fix and not a huge deal, but I like to be upfront and honest in my listings. There’s also a scuff mark on the caseback. Overall a very cool addition to any collection of affordables. Asking $225 shipped. Trades unlikely but hit me up.

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	Established:	1891
	Website:	http://www.ballwatch.com/global/
	Country of Origin:	United States

BALL Watch Company SA is an American watch company based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It was founded in 1891 by Webb C. Ball in Cleveland, Ohio, and is linked to American railroad history.

Before the development of railroads across the United States, there was no need for a standardization of time or any real accuracy in time keeping. Each town kept its own local time, based on the position of the sun. When trains began to connect really distant cities, it got problematic and difficult to avoid collisions. Moreover, there was no policy nor standards for the watches used by the railroad employees.

On April 18, 1891, a head-on collision between two trains in Kipton, Ohio resulted in several human deaths. At the time, trains were using the same lines in opposite directions and had to cross each other at defined crossing points. That day, one of the conductors’ watches stopped for four minutes leading to the fatal collision.

In order to make train rides safer for travelers and employees of the railroads, Webb C. Ball was designated “Chief Time Inspector” and set up tests and standards for all watches used on the trains. Ball’s criteria of accuracy and reliability were so strict that they later inspired others like the Swiss Official Testing Institute (COSC).

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