Oversize Military Type WEST END WATCH CO. Wrist Watch. c.1920

Oversize Military Type WEST END WATCH CO. Wrist Watch. c.1920

Oversize, military type, West End Watch Co. "Queen Anne" wrist watch dating from around 1920.

Large, bulbous, solid nickel case with a snap-on bezel, inner dust cover and a stainless steel back. Wire lugs. Inside back signed, "Everbright Steel Back". Fitted with an acrylic UB crystal. Case width (not including crown) : 38mm. Case condition : 85%.

White enamel military style dial with subsidiary seconds. Luminous hands and numerals (luminous paint no longer active). Dial signed in black & red, "West End Watch Co. - Queen Anne - Bombay-Calcutta". Dial condition : 100%.

Large, gilt, 15 ligne, seven jewel Swiss movement. Signed with the "West End" logo. Movement condition (appearance) : 90%. Recently serviced. Time keeping : good.

The West End Watch Company is a Swiss watch manufacturer which was formed in Saint-Imier in 1886 by Amstutz and Droz. The company developed and produced the first waterproof pocket watch which they named, "L'Impermeable".

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West End Watch Co.

Inventory No. 432

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