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Rare Ww1 Gents Large Trench Watch with Shrapnel Guard
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Rare Ww1 Gents Large Trench Watch with Shrapnel Guard

1900 - 1920
Description

Rare WW1 gents large trench watch with shrapnel guard.

The watch has a Swiss stem-winding movement which is working nicely and keeping good time to within around five minutes over 24 hours.

The watch is an excellent size at 38.5mm diameter excluding the onion crown and fixed lugs. The case is nickel and it is in very nice condition. The watch comes with a built-in shrapnel guard which has a ‘brevet demandé’ (patent pending) mark and also the maker’s mark of M&Co (an unrecorded mark).

The dial has some damage around the edge but this is covered by the shrapnel guard, and there are some very faint hairlines.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Ww1 Military Trench Watch to the 1910s.

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Rare WW1 gents large trench watch with shrapnel guard.
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The watch has a Swiss stem-winding movement which is working nicely and keeping good time to within around five minutes over 24 hours.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The watch is an excellent size at 38.5mm diameter excluding the onion crown and fixed lugs. The case is nickel and it is in very nice condition. The watch comes with a built-in shrapnel guard which has a ‘brevet demandé’ (patent pending) mark and also the maker’s mark of M&Co (an unrecorded mark).

fig 1. A military trench watch featuring a polished metal shrapnel guard with circular hour cutouts over a white enamel dial with a black leather strap.
fig 1. Rare Ww1 Gents Large Trench Watch with Shrapnel Guard

The dial has some damage around the edge but this is covered by the shrapnel guard, and there are some very faint hairlines.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Ww1 Military Trench Watch to the 1910s.

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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
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Specialists in antique and vintage wrist watches and pocket watches

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Trench watches were early wristwatches developed during the First World War to allow soldiers and officers to tell time quickly without taking their hands off equipment. They represented a transitional design between traditional pocket watches and modern wristwatches, often featuring fixed wire lugs and protective metal guards.

These watches typically feature sterling silver, nickel, or brass cases paired with white enamel dials and soldered wire lugs. The protective shrapnel guards were usually cast from brass, nickel, or silver to safeguard the glass crystal against impact.

Authentic examples feature wire lugs soldered directly to the case, enamel dials with bold numerals, and mechanical movement designs derived from early twentieth-century pocket watches. Original cases frequently display silver hallmarks or manufacturer marks from the period.

Trench watches make distinctive functional accessories when fitted with period-appropriate leather straps. Alternatively, horology collectors display them in wooden glass-top presentation cases or watch domes to highlight their mechanical components.

Keep the timepiece away from moisture and magnetic fields, as early cases lack modern water resistance. Mechanical movements should be serviced periodically by a specialist watchmaker, and enamel dials should only be dusted gently with a soft brush.
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