c1943 Rare Eterna “Dirty Dozen” WW2 British Army Officers Wristwatch with WWW Broadarrow Military Issue Markings on Caseback Fixed Bar Military Lugs and Orignal Military Crown Very Rare Orignal Radium Dial
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This is probably the second rarest (after the Grana) of the so-called “Dirty Dozen” WW2 military watches. During World War II, the British Ministry of Defence needed watches to issue to army personnel with very strict specifications, twelve watch manufacturers were eventually accepted, resulting in the nickname “The Dirty Dozen”. They were: Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger Le-Coultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor and Vertex. These were all delivered in 1945 and accompanied by a pigskin or canvas strap. 5000 Eternas were produced, one of the smallest runs.
c1943 Rare Eterna “Dirty Dozen” WW2 British Army Officers Wristwatch with WWW Broadarrow Military Issue Markings on Caseback Fixed Bar Military Lugs and Orignal Military Crown Very Rare Orignal Radium Dial
Movement:
Eterna Signed Manual Winding Cal.520 Movement Numbered 3093823 with Original Dust Cover Present
Case:
Stianless Steel Screw-Back Case with Military Issue Markings WWW P3705 3112033
Dial:
Original British MoD Dial Signed Eterna Swiss Made with Broadarrow and Subsidiary Seconds at 6 Original Matching Lume on Hands and Hour Plots
