Rare montre-bracelet WW1 boîtier argent officiel médecins croix rouge tranchée 1915 fonctionne

This is a rare piece; find another. Ive had this for over 20 years in my own collection and never come across another one, Ive seen similar, but never with the centre sweep and dial detail. The watch will wind and run but the centre sweep hand is missing the drive wheel and so will need attention; this piece is sold for restoration purposes.

Case: the case is solid silver with a snap fit bezel and hinged back cover and inner cuvette. All covers open and close nice and firmly with no repairs or alterations. The covers are clearly hallmarked for London import 1915/16, so this is right in the middle of the First World War. The case has fixed lugs, also hallmarked, and will take a 12mm strap. If you collect these pieces you know just how rare this timepiece is. -Do a quick Google and youll find a couple of others currently listed at prices over £1000 / $1500, again not necessarily with the same 1/5th second dial detail.

The case measures just under 29mm in diameter excluding the crown and lugs. The crown is the original.

Dial: Centre sunk white enamel dial with Breguet type Arabic numbers in black with a red 12 and the Red Cross logo. The outer chapter ring is divided into 1/5 second increments. Original wide blued steel hands with fine centre seconds sweep. The dial has some damage as shown in the enlarged photos. Original glass lens.

Movement: nice quality Swiss nickel jewelled lever with bright steel winding gears and compensated balance.

The watch will wind and run but as mentioned the centre seconds hand is missing a drive wheel so this will require attention and it would benefit enormously from a service. *To give an idea of timekeeping I wound and ran it for 24hours and it gained 12 minutes.