Men's RARE WWI Dennison Sterling Oversized British Trench Watch w/Strap-SERVICED

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Location: Tampa, Florida
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Item: 335576937103

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Bezel Color:Silver
Closure:Buckle
Max Wrist Size:Custom fit to fit client’s wrist
Number of Jewels:15 Jewels
Indices:Arabic Numerals
Year Manufactured:1917
Vintage:Yes
Band/Strap:Custom-Fitted Hand-made Cordovan Leather
Department:Men
Lug Width:12 mm
Watch Shape:Round
Style:Luxury: Dress Styles,wire lug,Military
Features:SERVICED,Wire Lug,WWI Era
Case Size:48mm by 37mm in diameter
Case Material:Silver
Age:Antique (pre 1920)
Water Resistance:Not Water Resistant
Movement:Mechanical
With Papers:No
Reference Number:Does Not Apply
Misc. Swiss:Misc. Swiss
Type:Wristwatch
Band Color:Black
Band Material:Cordovan Leather
Customized:No
Band Width:12 mm
With Original Box/Packaging:No
Case Finish:Polished
With Manual/Booklet:No
Country/Region of Manufacture:United States
Display:Analog

STRICKLAND VINTAGE WATCHES Men’s RARE WWI Dennison Sterling Oversized British Trench Watch w/Strap – SERVICEDAs hard as it is to believe, there was no men’s wristwatch market prior to WWI. Wristwatches, or “wristlets” were primarily ladies novelties — small altered pocket watches worn on ribbon straps around the wrist or hooked to bracelet chains. While men’s wristwatches were produced in very limited numbers for certain military applications as early as the turn of the century, men of the day considered these pieces to be effeminate and undesirable. World War I changed these views, as intensified warfare made fishing around in one’s pocket for a watch a bit too time-consuming. Rumor has it that a German infantry officer took out his pocket watch, tied it to his wrist with a handkerchief, and thus the men’s wristlet was born — not of fashion but of sheer necessity. This pristine, black-dialed example of early Swiss wrist art is one of the first wristwatches, or “wristlets,” made for WWI trench warfare. Its jet-black dial with gold “Boxcar” numerals is extraordinarily rare, and its solid silver case and movement are in remarkably good condition considering conditions during the “Great War.” This WWI example of the sterling trench watch is quite exceptional, from its MINT, flawless black porcelain dial to its factory “Dennison” marked oversized case. Measuring approximately 48mm by 37mm in diameter (!), this timepiece is a fine example of the “birth” of the modern wristwatch. Using its workhorse small pocket watch movement, early wristlet makers commissioned Dennison along with Depollier to make watch screw back and bezel water-resistant cases with tabs or lugs soldered at either end so that the watch could be tied by a strap to the wrist. These “doughboy wristlets” became essential during WWI, and soon caught on around the world. Despite its rugged application, the watch was a triumph in Arts and Crafts simplicity, with its stained glass hands, fancy dial and matching sub-seconds register.

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