H WILLIAMSON LTD WWI Issued Pocket Watch 1914/1918 British Pheon Engravings & Numbers

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British military issued pocket watch
Hand wind movement with 7 jewels
Circa 1914/1918
Movement serial number 411985

Case back is marked:
31936F
Dial is marked:
H WILLIAMSON LTD.
LONDON
31636F

Dennison Company nickel case
Screw down bezel and case back
Original dial, hands and movement
Original case, crown and bow
New old stock glass crystal
Case measures 57mm
Dial shows a hairline
Movement winds sets and runs but runs and stops and will need cleaning and oiling for daily use
Fine British army issued watch with all engravings

This is the history of these British military issued watches:

For most of WWI, standard British military issue for the Army was a 7-jewel pocket watch, supplied by the established English firms of H Williamson, H White, and W Ehrhardt. Once the USA entered the war, 7-jewel pocket watches were supplied also by Elgin, c 1917.

The Watches, General Service (G.S.) pattern saw the British Army rely largely upon pocket watches of ordinary trade pattern throughout WWI. They were supplied initially by established English watchmakers (H Williamson, H White, and W Ehrhardt) but, as the war progressed, the US firm of Elgin supplied watches of its standard 7-jewel type (all produced c 1916/1917).

All G.S. watches were marked as standard with a military issue/contract number consisting of the item’s serial number followed by a letter code (vocab letter) that related to the maker’s name. English makers marked the military issue/contract number in 3 places:

*engraved to the outside edge of the case body
*engraved to the exterior face of the back cover
*either painted on the dial below the maker's name (H Williamson, H White) or engraved to the movement (W Ehrhardt).

https://chronopedia.club/WW1_Military_Watches#British_Watches.2C_Pocket_General_Service

$280 CAD ($225 USD) shipped OBO

 
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