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Mens 1941 Vintage German Ww II Military Watch

Mens 1941 Vintage German Ww Ii Military Watch

Unique and rare example of watchvery beautiful vintage military wristwatchvery beautiful mechanical work. This auction is for a scarce and military example of a men's ca 1941 timepiece, made in switzerland. It is a unique, vintage and rare wwii military example of men's wristwatch. The beautiful men's a manual wind wristwatch features a handsome black metal dial in excellent condition.

It is a military example with a large diameter of the dial and for photographic purposes with additional mirrored indication featuring a 60 minute checkered outer track border, steel hands with luminous fill. The dial signed w-ss (waffen-ss) and furtehr signed m-b. The new metal dial on this watch has been faithfully professionally updated and now is in excellent condition. Info on german military watches ww2 erathe reichswehr and reichsmarine of the weimar republik 1919 to 1933. I do know of some military watches of the 'hundred thousand man army' of the weimar republic after wwi, which was the only army allowed by the 'versailles treaty'. There are pocket watches and artillery chronographs with the eagle and m on the back. This eagle is different from the imperial and the later of the n@zis but similar to that of the federla republic today.

In the 1920s and 30s there were a plentiful number of pilot's wristwatches, mostly with chromed ro nickel cases, with broad clips for the strap and screwed or angled back. I know some items with unknown or fantasy brands, but most were known swiss manufacturers like omega, longines, zenith, titus, helvetia. There was such a wristwatch of iwc in steel (cal. 83) but also pieces with the iwc movement fo ladies pocket watches. Deutsches eher (the german army).

The german army had special pocket adn wristwatches for their officers and special functions. These were manufactured according to given specifications by many german and swiss producers and retailers (titus, aipina, mulco, silvana, minerva, record, arsa, bueren, zenith, longines a.

S. O. ). The pocket as well as the wristwatch had screwed backs and were shock resistant. The dial was black with a small second hand with radium digits and hands. The back wsa marked d. H. (deutsches heer) or rlm (reichs-luftfahrt-ministerium), with the case number. The watches were partly deployed and written into the soldier's book, and also sold to army staff. Reichs-luftwaffe 'imperial air force' rlm. The imperial air ministry (rlm) was founded by hermann goering who was in control of it. In this way it was not influenced by the more conservative war ministry, which was not loyal to the n@zi leaders, but whose generals held with the prussian tradition of loyalty to the state and not to a person. The air ministry demanded the development of aircraft clocks partly with chronograph functions, big pilot navigation wristwatches (55mm diameter) with pocket watch movements and a central second hand, as well as pilot chronographs. The first navigation wristwatches (b-uhren) experimented with the central second by derivation of pocket chronograh movements (valjoux 61 or longines). These were marked 'rlm' with the numbre on the bottom.

These early watches had a push button for teh positioning of hands. There were single pieces with grade angle dial (lange) or even rare examples of patek philippe or vacheron & constantin.

The latter serial types had two different dials normal hour hands and minute hands, or a small hour dial and a big minute dial. yB konrad knirim (germany) 'nawcc bulletin' dec.

1996. It si a four piece silver case. Turning the watch over i see that the back lid is in excellent shape with vacant crest. Peeking inside i discover there's an inner dust cover that protects the mechanism form dust and debris. The outside of the inner case lid its decorated, complete with eleven medals and signed ancre de precision.

This may be the place to give some historical background information hitler distrusted the conservative officers corps of the wehrm@cht, but he knew that he needed them as professionals for his war plans. He ended the influence of the sa, the organization of about 1 million paramilitary members, by killing their chief officers in 1934. On the other hand, he supported his longtime party comrade goring in building up the air force with a separate ministry, not connected to teh traditional military staff. The swivel lugs are in great condition while the onion-style winding crown is in very good shape and operates properly. Inside is a original clean manual wind and higher-grade 15 fifteen jewel silver plated lever escapement movement with red ruby jewel settings that is not signed with nay markings but is most definitely swiss in origin.

This beautiful wristwatch has the orgiinal movement in an excellent status which was very well saved, considering age of this watch. Mechanism has been recently serviced to ensure it winds and sets smoothly while keeping great, accurate time.

It comes complete with a new 20mm black high quality genuine leather strap with matching chrome steel buckle for a most excellent look. Diameter (with crown) 52.00 mm durchmesser mit krone 52.00 mmdiameter (without crown) 47.00 mm durchmesser ohne krone 47.00 mmwatch crystal diameter 41.00 mm glasdurchmesser 41.00 mmthickness 13.00 mm höhe mit glas 13.00 mm. This very fine watch winds and sets very smoothly while keeping very good, accurate time. Always an extra fine watch at a no reserve price! If you like unique and minty vintage wristwatches (or ujst enjoy learning about all the different watch makers and models) i suggest you bookmark this page or add me to your favorite sellers list. I always have beatuiful timepieces for sale ending monday. Recommendations for the owner of antiquarian watches- all antique watches aer mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches). Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped because repairs may eb expensive. Antique watches aer generally not waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique wathc from exposure to moisture. fI your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow rdy the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying hte watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air ot rust metal components of the movement, case etc.

Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwsie direction only.

Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only (i. E. For minutes, not hours). Be careflu and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower).

Don't make sharp movements, and don't touch other components in the movement especially hte pendulum mechanism. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. If the watch is dirty allow the wathc to run down, don't wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down. To clean the case, dial and crystal you hsould use a cloth that does not leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement.

Check wtih your watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. Keep your antiques wathc away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement.

Most cases and covers are fine components and will not handle absue well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good.

It will make a great addition to any collection. Payment must be received by seller within 7 days of the close of this auction. Zero feedback and negative feedback bidders must first email me so that i am assured you understand the auction rules and if you win, you will be able to pay for the item according to my terms and conditions. Email wiht questions before bidding. Winner adds funds for shipping wordlwide by air mail (shipping and handling to all locations in the world is us$14.00). The watch in pictures is the actual watch taht you will receive. Supplied without box and sold as seen. Please reda the following before bidding! Please notevintage watches are very delicate and i package to the highest degree to prevent damage. High altitude flights can be hard on watches ude to extreme temperature changes. This can cause the oil viscosity to decrease (gum up) and prevent a watch from ticking (the balance moving freely etc. ). tI may need to be oiled when it arrives regardless of its recent servicing (if applicable). Although this is only a very slight possibility it can occasionally happen. Please bear in mind that you are buiyng a used watch and it will require service at some point in time. If you have any questions after reading the description or viewing the pictuers please email me prior to bidding.

Return policyif you are not satisfied by your purchase, please communicate with me, and we together it is obligatory to discuss and we shall resolve any created situation. I always reach a consensus with buyers who communicate with me. -. Email em with questions about the item.

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