Antique WW1 Trench Watch Transitional Radium Numeral Red 12 Enamel Dial Military
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Oversized 33mm Case WW1 Era "OFFICERS" Trench Watch Rare RADIUM Arabic Numerals Red 12 Dial
"Trench" transitional Wire Lug Watch 15 JewelsGeneve Steel Cathedral Hands
Dimier Freres & Cie" of Fleurier15 Jewel Movement
A very Early very very eary purpose made "Wristwatch" indeed not a simple "Conversion" watch at all. Should hold some real value to anyo...ne with a historic interest in watch collecting.
Transitional Watches Between the time of the pocket watch and the general use of what we have come to know now as the modern wristwatch came a style of watches known as "transitional" watches and often commonly referred to as "Trench" watches
The very first watch that somebody adapted to wear on a wrist is unknown. The first series of purpose-made wrist watches were produced by Girard-Perregaux in 1880 for the German Navy. During World War I numerous companies, including Omega, Longines, Henri Moser and others produced wrist watches for the military. These watches were of virtually identical style with an enamel dial, wide white numerals, and a luminescent radium hour hand. The movements originally designed in the 1890s for ladies’ pendant watches.
From pocket watches those trench watches inherited hinged front and back covers. The lugs for a strap looked like a thick wire attachment to the classic round shape of pocket watches rather than an integrated part of the body of the later and modern wristwatches. (thus watches of the era also commonly known as "wire lug watches")
The name "wristlet" was used until the early 1930s and was eventually replaced by the modern name "wristwatch".
The CaseA Hinged Denison Star Gold Capped CaseCase is 33mm in diameter excluding crown 36.5mm inclusive 38mm lug to lug and 18mm lug spacing. Large "JUMBO" / "Oversized" for a watch of its era.
The case is in good condition for a watch of over 100 years old.the inscription to case back Unusually DH
The DialA Superb porcelain white enamel dial minutes track to the very perimeter and those handsome Large Deco RADIUM All Arabic numerals, Additionally and again a really unusual and very collectable look, we have an inner 24 hour dial read in red.
Original Geneve Steel "Cathedral" RADIUM hands
Subsidiary Seconds sweep dial at 6
Completely ALL original dial unrestored and unmolested.
StrapGood quality BUND style strap can be worn NATO style or with backing
The movementDimier Freres & Cie" of Fleurier
Its a 15 Jewel Manual Wind Mechanical MoventBlued Steel Balance Spring
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