Anyone recognise the logo on the vintage bracelet?

Davidt · Nov 27, 2021

Morning All

A ‘new’ watch landed with me this morning with a non-Omega bracelet. The quality seems decent enough but I cannot find a match for the maker.

Does anyone recognise it? It seems to be WWK so perhaps WK Watches? I can’t find anything on Google.

MtV · Nov 27, 2021

I've seen one on eBay advertised as VWK, but that might just be from someone with another interpretation of the logo, also without any knowledge about the background... Might be worth it including that into the search, though.

Hilts · Nov 27, 2021

I've been trying to track down this maker for years now and no joy at all. I've had two Jubilee types, one beads of rice and one tapered rivet sprung link - all from 1940s/50s Tudor watches (all Oysters) and all in the UK.

It also looks like WWK to me, I've asked on the Rolex forums as well as WUS and no joy - I've also tried looking through Graces Guide as I suspect that it's along the lines of Clewco, WAB, Montal et al and "Made in England".

Davidt · Nov 27, 2021

@Hilts thanks for the input.

That makes sense as this came from the UK. I’ll assume it’s a generic, JB Champion-esque bracelet for the UK market.

Dan321 · Nov 27, 2021

William Knight (of) West Marden?

MRC · Nov 27, 2021

Davidt
@Hilts thanks for the input.

That makes sense as this came from the UK. I’ll assume it’s a generic, JB Champion-esque bracelet for the UK market.

Yeeees, but would a maker of generic bracelets sign the visible side of the clasp?

Hilts · Nov 28, 2021

MRC
Yeeees, but would a maker of generic bracelets sign the visible side of the clasp?

Yep - JB Champion signed the visible side of the clasp on a number of their bracelets as did others such as WAB and Bonklip.

Davidt · Nov 28, 2021

Found this picture on an old sales listings on Google.

Seems to add weight to the likelihood that WK isn’t a watch brand, but a company who supplied generic bracelets.

Hilts · Nov 28, 2021

Excellent find! It's a pity that they don't have a photograph of the back of the card - it may have had more information on it.

Anders69 · Oct 22, 2024

Found this (admittedly really old) thread when searching for info on the WWK/WK bracelet I've just bought.
Unfortunately there is no info on the back of the card, so if anybody found some new information I love to hear about it.