Picked up a vintage sterling silver trench watch… Doxa?

I got this loverly old sterling silver trench watch from a local estate auction today.
I dunno all that much about it, but it’s not a runner, I suspect the main spring and balance wheel problems.
There is no branding but the movement and case design suggest Doxa though the hallmarks suggest Glasgow perhaps ( hallmarks aren’t my area of expertise)
The lume lights up under ultra violet light, so it’s good old fashioned radium, the hands look original and the dial is
Is porcelain.

I put leather NATO strap on, it was the only thing I had about that I could use with wire lugs.
I know it’s not right for the period, but I don’t mind it and it ‘ll do till I find something more period appropriate.

I took a punt on it, and got it for bugger all, no one seemed to know what it was and avoided it, but it spoke to me….trouble is, I couldn’t understand what it said! 😕

There ya go….proof that I know bugger all about hallmarks.
Thanks, I appreciate the offer of digging about.

Not typically a fan of the square-ish cases, but this one speaks to me. I like it and its early "trench" style. Nice pickup.

Ok after some research on the net, about Swiss hallmarks, the bear (as it turned out to be) combined with the .925 mark required for export to the UK, dates it to after 1914.
According to some sketchy info on the net, dates it to before 1917, but I wouldn’t bank on that. More research required there, as conflicting information say before 1933. That’s the tinternet for you.

It looks identical to a model made by Doxa, but has no branding, the movement looks the same as the Doxa too.
I’ve been told that back then “Gentlemen’s outfitters” would order stuff like this unbranded….. I dunno about this info either.
Most of the Doxas in this style have a hinged back, this doesn’t. But everything else says Doxa. Maybe the case back hinge was an improvement on later models or some such.

Given to good condition for it’s age, I doubt that it would have ever seen active service, if ever it saw any service it would’ve been on the wrist of some junior staff wallah safely tucked away in a chateau behind the lines, or some desk bound supply clerk shuffling requisitions, back in the UK.
So I doubt it would have any tales of daring do to tell. Indeed the closest it’s ever been to a trench would probably have been when the wearer wiped his arse in the dunny! But these are things we’ll never know.

That pretty well looks like it

I still dunno about the letter H stamped into the case back between the bear and the .925 hallmarks

Very similar hands and face, down to the hour markers. Movement also close to my untrained eye?

https://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/11192-help-identifying-vintage-rolex-movement1910~1920/

Sorry, no help with the mystery H.

A big thanks for all the detective work so far.

Here’s a Doxa on eBay that look’s pretty much identical, except for the jointed case back
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2841519...PUn0rSyRH2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Alas got the quote back for fixing this poor bloody thing, and not good AUD $2085.00 inc GST
Has had hard knock or drop (jewel (balance cock) broken, end stone and jewel broken in main plate, balance shaft broken, crown/stem rusted, balance spring broken off collet and bent.

Full service - dismantle watch and components, clean and overhaul, reassemble and lubricate as per factory standards, time and test.
$591

Stem and crown replacement. $168.18

Replace broken end stones and jewels.
$409.09

Balance shaft and fit (Hand cut)
$259.09

Repair and re-collet balance spring.
$318.18

Mainspring replacement- only if required.
$150.00

10% GST
$189.55

Now I’m not complaining about the quote, the bloke has to make a living and good skills don’t come cheap (at least they shouldn’t) I certainly wouldn’t do it for that.
There would seem to be more damage than I thought.
So it’s not economically viable to do as the value just isn’t there. And it has no sentimental value, other than it’s a shame to see a loverly old thing all buggered up!
Maybe a suitable movement might be found for it……. But I’ll not be holding my breath waiting.

I dunno what I’ll do with it other than put it aside.

I took a punt and it didn’t payoff, no one to blame but myself.