Gents large antique West End Watch Co wrist watch.
The West End Watch Company was a Swiss company who bought movements in from various movement manufacturers including Longines, Cyma, Tissot, Omega and IWC. This particular watch has a Revue movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed with the West End logo.
The watch measures 41mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is nickel and it is in good condition, just surface marking to the hinged case back but nothing serious at all.
The watch has a glass lens has light marking but very acceptable.
The dial is signed with the West End Watch Co name together with the countries Bombay and Calcutta. The company started exporting watches to India in the late 1880s, and they supplied durable timepieces to the British Indian Army and Indian railways. The dial is in good condition with original hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers.
The watch has a vintage leather
... strap.
The watch comes in a new presentation box.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1192567
Dateline of this antique is 1920
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