Cyma. A stainless steel manual wind British Military issue wristwatchModel: 'Dirty Dozen' Date: Circa 1945 Movement: 15-jewel Cal.234 manual wind, No.371900 Dial: Black, Broad Arrow, gilt Arabic numerals, gilt outer minute track with luminous dot 5 minute markers, subsidiary seconds at 6, polished pointed baton hands with luminous inserts Case: Brushed and polished round, fixed bars, screw down back engraved '↑ W.W.W. P8273 13273', military engravings to inside back Strap/Bracelet: Associated black leather Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle Signed: Dial & movement Size: 38mm FootnotesDuring the Second World War the British Ministry of Defence tasked 12 watch companies with the role of producing watches that were fit for military action. These companies were Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor, and Vertex. The term 'Dirty Dozen' (after the 1960's film) has been coined to describe these watches. It is estimated that approximately 145,000-150,000 watches were produced with around 20,000 examples delivered by Cyma.
Cyma. A stainless steel manual wind British Military issue wristwatchModel: 'Dirty Dozen' Date: Circa 1945 Movement: 15-jewel Cal.234 manual wind, No.371900 Dial: Black, Broad Arrow, gilt Arabic numerals, gilt outer minute track with luminous dot 5 minute markers, subsidiary seconds at 6, polished pointed baton hands with luminous inserts Case: Brushed and polished round, fixed bars, screw down back engraved '↑ W.W.W. P8273 13273', military engravings to inside back Strap/Bracelet: Associated black leather Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle Signed: Dial & movement Size: 38mm FootnotesDuring the Second World War the British Ministry of Defence tasked 12 watch companies with the role of producing watches that were fit for military action. These companies were Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor, and Vertex. The term 'Dirty Dozen' (after the 1960's film) has been coined to describe these watches. It is estimated that approximately 145,000-150,000 watches were produced with around 20,000 examples delivered by Cyma.
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