Ww1 H Williamson Military Pocket Watch

WW1 H Williamson military pocket watch.

The watch has a 15 jewel stem-winding movement, rather than the often seen 7 jewel variant. The movement is signed with an S in the star, the mark for H Williamson, watch maker of Coventry.

H Williamson Ltd of London manufactured a variety of pocket watches for the British armed forces during the early months of the first World War. Some of their earlier contract watches utilised movements from the company’s stock which, if it were not for the exigencies of war, would have been destined for use in one of their hunting case watches. Consequently, these issue timepieces have the subsidiary seconds dial at the 3 o’clock position.

The watch measures 58mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. All watches of this ilk were housed in Dennison cases, the prolific English case manufacturer. The cases had the same serial number on the dial, the back of the watch and also on the side of the watch, just as we have here with this particular example. The case back also has the broad military arrow.

The case is in good condition, just general light surface marking.

The glass lens is in good condition.

The signed dial has a few hairlines but most barely visible to the naked eye.

The watch comes with a vintage leather albert.

The watch and albert come in a new presentation box.

(some information taken from Z M Wesolowski’s Military Timepieces).

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