Large Gents Silver Trench Watch, Ww1, 1917

Name: Large Gents Silver Trench Watch, Ww1, 1917
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA326909
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

A large gents 1917 WW1 silver trench watch.

The watch has a Swiss hand-winding movement which is ticking away nicely and the time keeping is good to within around two to three minutes over 24 hours. The jewelled movement is unsigned.

The watch measures 36 mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is sterling silver and there are import marks inside the case back for London 1917, with the importers mark GS (George Stockwell). The case has light surface marking to the front and some denting to the back but overall the condition is good for a WW1 piece.

The watch lens is glass and is in nice condition with only the odd minor mark.

The watch has an enamel dial which is in nice condition with only the odd minor mark.

The watch has its original blued steel hands ( some of the infill is missing on the hands ).

The watch has a vintage brown leather strap possibly original.

Declaration

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA326909

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Description

A large gents 1917 WW1 silver trench watch.

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The watch has a Swiss hand-winding movement which is ticking away nicely and the time keeping is good to within around two to three minutes over 24 hours.

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The jewelled movement is unsigned.

fig 1. Large gents silver trench watch, WW1, 1917 — fig 1. Large Gents Silver Trench Watch, Ww1, 1917

The watch measures 36 mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is sterling silver and there are import marks inside the case back for London 1917, with the importers mark GS (George Stockwell). The case has light surface marking to the front and some denting to the back but overall the condition is good for a WW1 piece.