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WWII British Military Watch CYMA WWW (Dirty Dozen) Army/Navy/RAF Fully Serviced
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Description Brand: Smiths Lug Width: 18mm Gender: Men's Style: military Features: Easy To Read, Acrylic Crystal Age Group: Adult Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding) Model: CYMA WWW Display: Analog Year of Manufacture: 1940-1949 Watch Shape: Round Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Case Material: Stainless Steel Display Type: Analogue Case Finish: Polished Age: Vintage (1920-1970) Face Colour: Black Number of Jewels: 15 Jewels Case Size: 38mm
The watches have just been fully serviced - Work carried out by John Sr. of Obsoletewatchandclockparts.com who is widely regarded as the best military watch horologist in the UK. He has already stated the case of this watch is in very good condition & it would be possible to water-proof the watch with just a new crown, he has NOS original Cyma WWW crowns in stock. Each watch had a full strip down with every component part individually inspected cleaned & oiled, machine timed, multi position adjusted, regulated and bench tested for a full week. This level of work takes is very labour intensive & the movement often has to be disassembled many times to get the positional timings just right. Definitely not a quick service where the movement is cleaned & oiled without being fully disassembled (swish & dunk).Here even the jewels have been removed & the pivots individually cleaned. Only the latest types of oils & greases specifically matched to the movement calibre & needs of various parts have been used.The cases have been ultrasonically cleaned but not polished, only correct milspec replacement parts have been used where needed, The case-back has been tightened to a specified tension, if you remove it to look at the movement or self-regulate mark it's position first. *******Supplied with 3 month Warranty!******** You have a full 3 month warranty from the day you receive your watch, it covers everything apart from parts failure & user damage & water resistance guaranty (as standard with any non screw down crown watch) If it's your first mechanical watch please be careful not to over wind the watch, with the crown pushed in wind the crown (clockwise as viewed from the crown side) until you feel a firm resistance, when fully wound wind the crown back half a turn.Be careful not to pull the crown out too far when time setting/hacking - prize the crown out gently with thumb nail using forefinger as a stopper! These watches are accurate time keepers, although as with all vintage mechanical watches do not expect the same "to the second" accuracy of quartz. The CYMA movement is a near COSC specification movement (+ - 15 seconds per 24 hours) due to temperature or your activity the watch will vary slightly either fast/slow in its daily timekeeping. In this modern world or quartz the art of regulating a mechanical watch by the way you leave it overnight has mostly been forgotten - leaving your watch face up, face down, on either side or on end causes it to run at slightly different levels of slow or fast, with a little practice you can have your watch set for the exact correct time in the morning, this also has the added benefit of saving wear to the time setting components.Maintenance tips-It is best to wind your watch gently slowly & when off the wrist.Wind it fully each day preferably at the same time. Accuracy is best when full - half wound.Let the watch fully wind down once a month.Try to wind the watch weekly if not being used.When setting time always do it clockwise.Remember to push the crown fully back in after time setting.If it does ever become water-logged place it in a airtight bag (crown pulled out) with some uncooked rice & take it to a jewellers ASAP & get it put in the watch dryer.Clean around the crown occasionally to maintain a good seal.Do not touch the movement.Recommended service interval for a daily use watch is 5-7 years. Trade's & Buying-I buy & collect military watches, so if you would like to trade in your old military watch for one of mine or if you just want to sell your watch (or complete collection) please get in touch with a brief description or a picture or two. My Interests include anything vintage/retro (WW2-1990's) any condition considered, also interested in any military watch parts/straps/boxes & military inspired pilots or divers watches from the 1950's-1980's. I can also help with authentication & valuations if you need advice on a military watch.Payment-I accept Paypal. Bank transfer sent in £'s & fees paid. Postal orders. Cheque only from a UK bank. Cash on pick-up If you want the watch posting to an address other than your registered eBay address, or to a PO box payment must be by a method other than Paypal Postage-I offer Free UK postage & EU or World-Wide post reduced by the same amount as the free UK post. UK - FREE Special Delivery, next day signed for & insuredEU & Europe - Reduced postage Only £6.50 1st class Royal-mail Airmail signed for + on-line tracking & insuredWorld-wide (zone 1 & 2) - Reduced postage Only £7.50 1st class Royal-mail Airmail signed for + on-line tracking & insured Most European countries delivery will take 3-6 working days. World wide 5-9 working days. World wide (zone-2) Australia NZ Far-East & remote places 7-12 working days. The package will be declared as "Used Watch" & "No Strap" or exactly what the strap is made from if you purchase one from me, which should stop it getting caught up at border customs who often check what watch straps are made from due to CITES import regulations.It will be declared at full value otherwise you will not be covered for postal claims.Import duties are your responsibility, please check your countries import laws before bidding if you are unsure about import fees. I have never had a problem with lost items, but if a item does go missing in the postal system I will do my very best to help. How postal insurance claims work in the UK is that purchase cost "needs" to be proved, as so to get the full amount of compensation it is always "you" the buyer who makes the claim. How I can help is by getting the claim form from the Post office & fill in my "seller" portion of the form & then send you the claim form complete with a copy of the original postal receipt. You then fill in the "buyer" part of the form & submit it to Royalmail.com along with a copy of your eBay receipt. Due to well known postal problems/frauds "I DO NOT POST TO" CHINA (HK is OK), ITALY, NIGERIA, ROMANIA or RUSSIA although if you have good recent feedback for buying watches please contact me & I'm sure we can work something out! Feedback-Please leave me feedback when you receive the watch, if you have any reason for not leaving Good & 5 star's please contact me & we will work out any problems you might have! Be aware of the stated delivery times to your location from the UK .. also "working days" means not including weekends or holidays. You will see I post the same or next day, & the postage cost to you was a lot lower than the actual cost for a secure postal method. Please do not leave me low star ratings if this is correct. I leave feedback as soon as payment is received. Thank's for taking time to look at my auction. Please check out my other auctions for more military watches + I will be listing more types of military watches all in "superb condition" as and when they return from service, you can click on the link below my username to add me to your "follow this seller" list for email updates. RegardsKen.
Description
| Brand: | Smiths | Lug Width: | 18mm |
| Gender: | Men's | Style: | military |
| Features: | Easy To Read, Acrylic Crystal | Age Group: | Adult |
| Movement: | Mechanical (Hand-winding) | Model: | CYMA WWW |
| Display: | Analog | Year of Manufacture: | 1940-1949 |
| Watch Shape: | Round | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Switzerland |
| Case Material: | Stainless Steel | Display Type: | Analogue |
| Case Finish: | Polished | Age: | Vintage (1920-1970) |
| Face Colour: | Black | Number of Jewels: | 15 Jewels |
| Case Size: | 38mm |
The watches have just been fully serviced - Work carried out by John Sr. of Obsoletewatchandclockparts.com who is widely regarded as the best military watch horologist in the UK. He has already stated the case of this watch is in very good condition & it would be possible to water-proof the watch with just a new crown, he has NOS original Cyma WWW crowns in stock. Each watch had a full strip down with every component part individually inspected cleaned & oiled, machine timed, multi position adjusted, regulated and bench tested for a full week. This level of work takes is very labour intensive & the movement often has to be disassembled many times to get the positional timings just right. Definitely not a quick service where the movement is cleaned & oiled without being fully disassembled (swish & dunk).Here even the jewels have been removed & the pivots individually cleaned. Only the latest types of oils & greases specifically matched to the movement calibre & needs of various parts have been used.The cases have been ultrasonically cleaned but not polished, only correct milspec replacement parts have been used where needed, The case-back has been tightened to a specified tension, if you remove it to look at the movement or self-regulate mark it's position first. *******Supplied with 3 month Warranty!******** You have a full 3 month warranty from the day you receive your watch, it covers everything apart from parts failure & user damage & water resistance guaranty (as standard with any non screw down crown watch) If it's your first mechanical watch please be careful not to over wind the watch, with the crown pushed in wind the crown (clockwise as viewed from the crown side) until you feel a firm resistance, when fully wound wind the crown back half a turn.Be careful not to pull the crown out too far when time setting/hacking - prize the crown out gently with thumb nail using forefinger as a stopper! These watches are accurate time keepers, although as with all vintage mechanical watches do not expect the same "to the second" accuracy of quartz.
The CYMA movement is a near COSC specification movement (+ - 15 seconds per 24 hours) due to temperature or your activity the watch will vary slightly either fast/slow in its daily timekeeping. In this modern world or quartz the art of regulating a mechanical watch by the way you leave it overnight has mostly been forgotten - leaving your watch face up, face down, on either side or on end causes it to run at slightly different levels of slow or fast, with a little practice you can have your watch set for the exact correct time in the morning, this also has the added benefit of saving wear to the time setting components.
Maintenance tips-It is best to wind your watch gently slowly & when off the wrist.Wind it fully each day preferably at the same time. Accuracy is best when full - half wound.Let the watch fully wind down once a month.Try to wind the watch weekly if not being used.When setting time always do it clockwise.Remember to push the crown fully back in after time setting.If it does ever become water-logged place it in a airtight bag (crown pulled out) with some uncooked rice & take it to a jewellers ASAP & get it put in the watch dryer.Clean around the crown occasionally to maintain a good seal.Do not touch the movement.Recommended service interval for a daily use watch is 5-7 years.
Trade's & Buying-I buy & collect military watches, so if you would like to trade in your old military watch for one of mine or if you just want to sell your watch (or complete collection) please get in touch with a brief description or a picture or two. My Interests include anything vintage/retro (WW2-1990's) any condition considered, also interested in any military watch parts/straps/boxes & military inspired pilots or divers watches from the 1950's-1980's. I can also help with authentication & valuations if you need advice on a military watch.
Payment-I accept Paypal. Bank transfer sent in £'s & fees paid. Postal orders. Cheque only from a UK bank. Cash on pick-up If you want the watch posting to an address other than your registered eBay address, or to a PO box payment must be by a method other than Paypal
Postage-I offer Free UK postage & EU or World-Wide post reduced by the same amount as the free UK post. UK - FREE Special Delivery, next day signed for & insuredEU & Europe - Reduced postage Only £6.50 1st class Royal-mail Airmail signed for + on-line tracking & insuredWorld-wide (zone 1 & 2) - Reduced postage Only £7.50 1st class Royal-mail Airmail signed for + on-line tracking & insured Most European countries delivery will take 3-6 working days. World wide 5-9 working days. World wide (zone-2) Australia NZ Far-East & remote places 7-12 working days. The package will be declared as "Used Watch" & "No Strap" or exactly what the strap is made from if you purchase one from me, which should stop it getting caught up at border customs who often check what watch straps are made from due to CITES import regulations.It will be declared at full value otherwise you will not be covered for postal claims.Import duties are your responsibility, please check your countries import laws before bidding if you are unsure about import fees. I have never had a problem with lost items, but if a item does go missing in the postal system I will do my very best to help. How postal insurance claims work in the UK is that purchase cost "needs" to be proved, as so to get the full amount of compensation it is always "you" the buyer who makes the claim. How I can help is by getting the claim form from the Post office & fill in my "seller" portion of the form & then send you the claim form complete with a copy of the original postal receipt. You then fill in the "buyer" part of the form & submit it to Royalmail.com along with a copy of your eBay receipt. Due to well known postal problems/frauds "I DO NOT POST TO" CHINA (HK is OK), ITALY, NIGERIA, ROMANIA or RUSSIA although if you have good recent feedback for buying watches please contact me & I'm sure we can work something out! Feedback-Please leave me feedback when you receive the watch, if you have any reason for not leaving Good & 5 star's please contact me & we will work out any problems you might have! Be aware of the stated delivery times to your location from the UK .. also "working days" means not including weekends or holidays. You will see I post the same or next day, & the postage cost to you was a lot lower than the actual cost for a secure postal method. Please do not leave me low star ratings if this is correct. I leave feedback as soon as payment is received. Thank's for taking time to look at my auction. Please check out my other auctions for more military watches + I will be listing more types of military watches all in "superb condition" as and when they return from service, you can click on the link below my username to add me to your "follow this seller" list for email updates. RegardsKen.