During some recent research on a particular Tavannes trench watch, I came across a reference to the US patent “U.S. PAT 24 May 1904”. This…
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The trench watch or “wristlet” was a type of watch that evolved on the battlefields of World War I. Pocket watches, which were worn by…
6 CommentsThis is a black dialled Tavannes trench watch from 1914. It took me several days to complete my research, and I had been looking to…
2 CommentsThis post was inspired by the recent news that one of Winston Churchill’s prized timepieces will be available for sale by Dawsons Auctioneers on the…
1 CommentIn this Time Worn Watches post, we are going to look at 5 good reasons to wear an antique watch. With the advances of modern…
1 CommentIn today’s watch world, building a collection has become one of the biggest trends in the market, with more and more collectors turning to the…
1 CommentOne of the watches high on my wish list is the Land & Water trench watch, made by Zenith and retailed by Birch & Gaydon.…
1 CommentNot everybody wears a watch these days, and many of those who do, wear smartwatches. The reality is, they aren’t really needed anymore, after all,…
4 CommentsThis post is about a pocket watch that I actually wasn’t considering buying, mainly because it isn’t yet an antique. However, it did have an…
4 CommentsThis trench watch has an IWC calibre 64 hand-winding movement, which is working nicely. The movement is signed with the S&Co for Stauffer and also…
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