USS Intrepid Wristwatch

Object NameWristwatch

Historic Owner Ronald L. Wishman

Association USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

Date1967

PeriodCold War; Vietnam War

Mediummetal, glass

ClassificationsT & E for Science & Technology

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Ronald Wishman. 2018.32.14

Object number2018.32.14

DescriptionWristwatch; Metal wrist watch with a round glass face with an Arabic and stick dial, a date window set to “8”, and a metal stretch expansion band. The color of the watch and band is silver. The face of the watch has “Vietnam // 1967” and “USS Intrepid // CVS-11” printed on it in black. The back of the case has “Resistant to shock dust and magnetism // Waterproof tested // All stainless steel” imprinted on it. The backs of all the wristband links have “Hadley-Roma” imprinted on them and the links closest to the case have “China” and “Stainless steel”. The donor says the watch band is a replacement.

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