1940s Helvetia Military Pocket Watch

Name: 1940s Helvetia Military Pocket Watch
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA725195
Availability: SoldOut

1920 - 1940

Sold by The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

1940s Helvetia military pocket watch from the General Watch Company

The watch has a stem-winding movement, calibre 32A, which is working nicely. The movement is signed both General Watch Company and Helvetia.

The watch measures 51mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is chrome plated. The front and sides are in good condition. The case back has general surface marks. The case back also has the military arrow, or pheon, together with the GSTP mark and store code.

The watch glass is in lovely condition.

The signed dial is in lovely condition. The luminous paint has been removed from the hands and numbers at some stage.

The watch comes with a leather albert of around the same age as the watch.

The watch and albert will come in a new presentation box.

Declaration

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this piece to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA725195

Dealers Notes

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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Description

1940s Helvetia military pocket watch from the General Watch Company

The watch has a stem-winding movement, calibre 32A, which is working nicely. The movement is signed both General Watch Company and Helvetia.

fig 1. 1940s Helvetia military pocket watch — fig 1. 1940s Helvetia Military Pocket Watch

The watch measures 51mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is chrome plated. The front and sides are in good condition. The case back has general surface marks. The case back also has the military arrow, or pheon, together with the GSTP mark and store code.