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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 332314, member: 25"]The serial number list does not seem to relate to this watch.</p><p>It is Swiss made and retailed in Germany, and could have been about the WWI period. It probably had a second watch strap lug, since broken off but evidence should show it was there. The winder also seems to have rusted away, but the layout does not indicate a converted small pocket watch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Found in the US, some doughboy could have brought it back from the war. It is not a trench watch. This term is usually used for wristwatches with special half hunter cases with an arrangement of protective bars over the dial and glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 332314, member: 25"]The serial number list does not seem to relate to this watch. It is Swiss made and retailed in Germany, and could have been about the WWI period. It probably had a second watch strap lug, since broken off but evidence should show it was there. The winder also seems to have rusted away, but the layout does not indicate a converted small pocket watch. Found in the US, some doughboy could have brought it back from the war. It is not a trench watch. This term is usually used for wristwatches with special half hunter cases with an arrangement of protective bars over the dial and glass.[/QUOTE]
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