1945 Buren Grand Prix British Military Issue WWW Dirty Dozen Wristwatch Army price_£1000 - £2000 Just after the Second World

Just after the Second World War

The silvered dial has a linen-effect texture with chamfered

Enamelled / porcelain dial with Art Deco stylings would have been considered a radical design choice at the time

great condition and running well

building on the success of the Rolex Oyster of the same period

1945 Buren Grand Prix British Military Issue WWW Dirty Dozen Wristwatch Army price_£1000 - £2000 Just after the Second WorldThis Watch The WWW British issue wristwatches are perhaps the most desired and collectible watches among all those issued to the British Army. This is perhaps because they were the first to be specially designed and custom made for the British Army. 'WWW' is said to stand for Watch, Wrist, Waterproof and was the descriptive code used by the British Army to identify it as a piece of equipment issued by the government. These watches began being