Interesting silver WWI period wire-lug trench watch, import ...

Hammer

£300

Interesting silver WWI period wire-lug trench watch, import hallmarks Glasgow 1915, the white enamel dial with the flags of the four WWI allies to the centre, Arabic numerals, red twelve, minute track with hour dot markers and subsidiary seconds, cathedral hands, inscribed hinged case dated June 1917, black leather strap, 33mm
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** probably presented to a WWI returning officer. Recently serviced in 2021

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Movement - recently serviced and currently functioning.
Dial - very faint hairline to the towards the top of the dial visible under a 10x loupe.
Glass - minor light marks.
Hands - some surface corrosion visible under a 10x loupe.
Case - light surface marks, inscription reads 'H.B From the Vicar, Teachers & Scholars, Bridge Gate, Derby, June 1917'.
Crown - adjusting correctly.
Strap - good.
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