[WTS] Football Park Stopwatch 50mm from 60s~70s

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Model:	Ball	Last Scraped:	March 26, 2024, 12:47 p.m.
Username:	Xamineh	Location:	Unknown
Email:	Unknown	Feedback:	No Reviews Found

Hello, Up for sale is my vintage Swiss Football Park pocket stopwatch. I believe it's from 1960s \~ 1970s. This was a gift from my father and it was used on a professional environment for years. It was also serviced regularly, although I do not know what is the date of the last one. It works perfectly. The stopwatch was most likely manufactured by Darwil. You can see some history and pics here: [https://www.darwil.ch/history/](https://www.darwil.ch/history/) Its condition is excellent, a few minor scratches in the back. Acrylic has minor scratches as well. All will be 100% gone with a bit of Polywatch. I did not do it myself to keep originality. Based in Dublin, Ireland. PRICE: $115 excluding shipping. Also open for trading. Here is some info about it: Mechanical Movement Thickness 16mm Case diameter 50mm Case Steel Acrylic Cyristal Dial color White Timestamp: [https://imgur.com/a/pkzWm3M](https://imgur.com/a/pkzWm3M)

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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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