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Rare Ww1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105r
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Rare Ww1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105r

1900 - 1920
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Rare WW1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105R

An original WW1 military issued trench watch dating from circa 1916, featuring a rare black dial and authentic military issue markings. Issue ref no /I\ 25105R. The watch has a 34mm screw-front and screw-back case designed for added protection during active service.

Powered by a recently serviced 15 jewel mechanical movement, the watch is in excellent full working order. The original unrestored black dial is exceptionally well preserved, retaining almost all original luminous paint to the numerals. The watch also appears to retain its original glass crystal.

Complete with full military markings to the case back and fitted on a period-style WW1 leather strap, this is an outstanding collector’s example of an early First World War trench watch.

Perfect for collectors of antique military watches, WW1 trench watches, and early military timepieces.

Price: £895 including UK delivery.

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

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Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Ww1 Military Trench Watch to the 1910s.

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SA1214374
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OSA1577
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Rare WW1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105R
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An original WW1 military issued trench watch dating from circa 1916, featuring a rare black dial and authentic military issue markings.
Oliver Sargent Antiques

Issue ref no /I\ 25105R. The watch has a 34mm screw-front and screw-back case designed for added protection during active service.

fig 1. An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel.
fig 1. Rare Ww1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105r

Powered by a recently serviced 15 jewel mechanical movement, the watch is in excellent full working order. The original unrestored black dial is exceptionally well preserved, retaining almost all original luminous paint to the numerals. The watch also appears to retain its original glass crystal.

fig 2. An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel.
fig 2. Rare Ww1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105r

Complete with full military markings to the case back and fitted on a period-style WW1 leather strap, this is an outstanding collector’s example of an early First World War trench watch.

Perfect for collectors of antique military watches, WW1 trench watches, and early military timepieces.

Price: £895 including UK delivery.

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

Date of Manufacture

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Ww1 Military Trench Watch to the 1910s.

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SA1214374
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OSA1577
Oliver Sargent Antiques
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Specialists in vintage military watches & clocks and antique oriental ceramics & works of art

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Archive I An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel.

Rare Ww1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105r

Archive II An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View II
Archive III An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View III
Archive IV An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View IV
Archive V An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View V
Archive VI An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View VI
Archive VII An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View VII
Archive VIII An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View VIII
Archive IX An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View IX
Archive X An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View X
Archive XI An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XI
Archive XII An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XII
Archive XIII An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XIII
Archive XIV An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XIV
Archive XV An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XV
Archive XVI An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XVI
Archive XVII An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XVII
Archive XVIII An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XVIII
Archive XIX An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XIX
Archive XX An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel. View XX
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An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel.
Rare WW1 Military Issued Black Dial Trench Watch Circa 1916 – Original Military Markings /I\ 25105R
Ref: SA1214374
An antique military trench watch featuring a black dial with aged luminous numbers, cathedral hands, a small sub-seconds dial, wire lugs, and a coin-edge bezel.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWatches
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFirst World War Military
  • MaterialSilver, Nickel, Glass
  • ColourBlack, Silver
  • MotifsWire lugs, sub-seconds dial, cathedral hands, coin edge bezel

This First World War military trench watch dates from circa 1916 and follows a distinct utilitarian style. The timepiece is formed of a silver and nickel case with a glass crystal, housing a black dial with aged luminous numerals, cathedral hands, and a small sub-seconds dial. Notable visible details include a coin-edge bezel, fixed wire lugs on the sides of the case, and worn aged markings on the face. The screw-front and screw-back case measures 34 mm in diameter. Suitable for display within a gentleman's library collection, the watch serves as an authentic historical collector's item. The mechanical movement is driven by 15 jewels, and the back case carries official military issue markings. The design reflects active service requirements from the early twentieth century, combining protective case construction with practical military readability on the dial.

FAQs

A trench watch, or wristlet, is a transitional timepiece created during the early twentieth century, specifically adapted for soldiers during the First World War to easily read the time in battle without removing a pocket watch from a pocket.

These timepieces were typically constructed with solid silver, nickel, or gunmetal cases featuring wire lugs soldered to the body, acrylic or mineral glass crystals, and dark enamel or porcelain dials.

Authentic examples feature fixed wire lugs, early Swiss or British mechanical movements, screw-down or hinged case backs, and often bear official military issue markings or broad arrow stampings on the case back or dial.

An antique trench watch can be fitted with a classic leather cuff or NATO strap for daily wear, or mounted in a velvet-lined collector box alongside historical military artefacts.

Preserve the mechanical movement by having it regularly serviced by a professional horologist, avoid exposure to moisture or magnetic fields, and store the item in a temperature-controlled environment.
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