A couple of links that may be of interest for those that have not come across them already,

http://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/page/ww1-the-definitive-collection

https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/

 

Another WWW piece for this cool Sunday in the Great White North:

 

Out n about. Hope this will get me home

 

@TexOmega gstp broardarrow. Ok The obvious clues. General service timepiece Brittish issue. Without checking the book that knows this. Jlc, are usually marked on the dial as shown. So going for broke... an Omega?

 

Not Omega

 

Love the placement of the Omega alongside the pic of the LRDG

 

New arrival in a quickly cobbled together mount, now to find out what cockpit it may have originally resided in ?

 

Answer:

outside "Tells" are the holes in dial at 3 and 9


It is a Smiths pocketwatch.

of course, inside case back has the complete give away...."Made in England"

 

A shot of another clock with flyback function

 

I'd say it's "unidentified British maker, rel. Simple movement."

 

Omega



Maybe someone can decipher the third character from the left on the back.

 

Hmm, a bit too early for an odd looking emoji
Maybe a small "L" inserted between the 1 and 0? Or one way to cover up (elegantly) a mistake?

 

Relaxing with the Para Bruchsicher tonight

 

http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/990103944/m/1021084431/p/2


https://amateurwatchmaking.com/tag/gstp/

 

Answers a few questions....