Hard to tell military provenance from these sort of watches. Looks to be a nice civilian model with porcelain dial. I believe @Modest_Proposal and @Tony C. as well as @Syrte will be better equipped to answer this question. Last photo is of a Universal Geneve, so unsure what you want with that...
Apologize for UG pic,i tryed to delete it but i don't know why i can't delete.I posted from my phone and for that reason i make this mistake.
Many sellers use the word "Military" to try to get more money for their watch, even if it has nothing to do with any armed force on the planet. It's an abused term, especially on eBay. Fixed.
Yes you have right.I know that because i owned one Longines for Roumanian army and i have Omega FA53/FAT AROW,is marked on back with army details.But i saw for sale many watch with this style dial and seller tell :military.For that reason i asked. Thank you.
The Signal Corp trench wrist watches are the only easy ones I know of from this Era that are easy to identify as true military. And to my knowledge the first commissioned military wrist watch. Yours dates too early.
I have a small Rolex from same Era with black dial,in gold case and i find information about this like military trench wrist watch.But just poor informations.
Gold watch, or chronograph during during these early years around revolutions and WW1 would have been too expensive. Only simple Signal Corp watches were given to coordinate military operations in the beginning is my belief. I have not seen any earlier. There might be an artillery pocket watch used by some country at best if earlier. PS: You still have a fine Longines chronograph.
Thank you.I will put a pic for you with Rolex watch.I can't wear him but for me is a very beautiful watch.
I don't know anything about watches. But, in my opinion, these are among the first government procured military watches of any country.
Beautiful watches.I know about watches because i owned many but about military watches i have just poor informations.
For these early trench watches, I don't think there is any good information. There have been references to Ingersol, Pershing, and others. But, the Great War seems to be the definitive point in which the value of a wrist watch over the public mockery of wearing a woman's watch happened. Until then, men wore pocket watches as you are probably aware. So, I question any watch as military that is a wrist watch prior to the Great War 1914-1918 and has no markings. Also forgot to add, USA Signal Corp watch prior to 1917 might be questionable. USA declared war on German in 1917. So many of the signal corp watches are dated 1917 or 1918.
First watch is Rolex,second military watch for RAF year 53/UK and next is Ulysse Nardin military pocket watch for MG/French Army.
The Rolex is an unusual dial. Don't think I've seen that kind of prince before, usually metal dials. Might want to post that on VintageRolexForum.com. The mil watches are nice. Heard of MWR? Nice forum.
Dial i think is from silver sterling.I saw another like that but usualy in 9k not 18k. And this have a Artdeco style case. I will search to see what is MWR because i don't heard about him. Thanks for advice