Lemania. A stainless steel manual wind British Military issue wristwatchModel: 'Dirty Dozen' Date: Circa 1945 Movement: Jewelled Cal.27A manual wind Dial: Black, Broad Arrow, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous outer minute track with luminous dot 5 minute markers, subsidiary seconds at 6, polished pointed baton hands with luminous inserts Case: Polished round, fixed bars, screw down back engraved '↑ W.W.W. 462 362, reissue markings 'Q6244' Strap/Bracelet: Associated black leather (AF) Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle Signed: Dial Size: 36mm 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.
Lemania. A stainless steel manual wind British Military issue wristwatchModel: 'Dirty Dozen' Date: Circa 1945 Movement: Jewelled Cal.27A manual wind Dial: Black, Broad Arrow, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous outer minute track with luminous dot 5 minute markers, subsidiary seconds at 6, polished pointed baton hands with luminous inserts Case: Polished round, fixed bars, screw down back engraved '↑ W.W.W. 462 362, reissue markings 'Q6244' Strap/Bracelet: Associated black leather (AF) Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle Signed: Dial Size: 36mm 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.
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
