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…
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This 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 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 CommentThis post is about a pocket watch that I actually wasn’t considering buying, mainly because it isn’t yet antique. However, it did have an interesting…
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…
Leave a CommentI recently came across this gentleman’s antique silver Marvin trench watch, 1915. It was from a name which I was only vaguely familiar with. I…
2 CommentsIn this Time Worn Watches post, I am going to take a look at two terms that occasionally come up in the world of antique…
2 CommentsThe latest addition to my collection is this Mappin Campaign trench watch, 1915. The name Mappin comes from Mappin & Webb, the iconic English jeweller.…
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