1945 Vertex watch co original British Military WWW Dirty Dozen Wristwatch Army issue goldwatch A chrome-framed date window sits

A chrome-framed date window sits at 3 o'clock

there are longer bold a baton markers at 6-9 & 12 as with most very early production seamasters in this range

Serial : 36737921****

Arabic numerals are also rare

Based in La Chaux de Fonds the company was taken over by their son

1945 Vertex watch co original British Military WWW Dirty Dozen Wristwatch Army issue goldwatch A chrome-framed date window sitsThis Watch The WWW British issue wristwatches are perhaps the most desired and collectible watches among all those issued to the British Army. This is perhaps because they were the first to be specially designed and custom made for the British Army. 'WWW' is said to stand for Watch, Wrist, Waterproof and was the descriptive code used by the British Army to identify it as a piece of equipment issued by the government. These watches began being