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British Military CYMA WWW MOD Wristwatch Cal 234. 15 Jewels. 'Dirty Dozen'
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Description Brand: Cyma Case Size: 38mm Gender: Men's Lug Width: 18mm Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding) Style: Military Display: Analog Age Group: Adult Watch Shape: Round Model: Cyma WWW Face Colour: Black Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Strap Material: Fabric/Canvas Number of Jewels: 15 Jewels Strap Colour: Black Strap Type: Wrap-Around Strap EAN: Does not apply
Brief history of the WWW Dirty Dozen watches-During WWII the Ministry of Defence needed more watches so designed a set of specifications for a new type of wristwatch to replace the ageing A.T.P watches, all the watches have the same features, black dial, sub-seconds counter, high jewel count movements, luminous dial & hands & waterproof, the new specification was referred to as WWW which stands for Watch Wristlet Waterproof. Twelve Swiss watch companies secretly took on the contract, they were Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger Le-Coultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor and Vertex. When completed the watches were secretly flown out of neutral Switzerland by the RAF on special low flying missions.These twelve watches are now referred to by military watch collectors as the “Dirty Dozen” From the twelve watches the Cyma is one of most popular for a few reasons, the Cyma case is made from solid stainless steel, many of the other WWW's used chrome plated cases that have pitted with use/age, the Cyma is the largest of the WWW's at 38 mm / 41 mm including crown, and the Cyma dial paint tends to be very stable & does not flake.Dirty Dozen watches were issued to all branches of the MOD Army Navy & RAF, SF & others.As you would expect with a military watch they are designed purely for function, very robust with a thick stainless steel case, good quality accurate Swiss 15 jewelled movement, fixed strap bars anti-magnetic & a thick tough plexi.For your consideration is this vintage military Cyma. I have time-checked it over 24 hours and it is running fast by about 1.5 minutes. The watch runs,winds and the hands set okay. The dial is black, signed Cyma, and Swiss Made. The acrylic shows a crack close to the number 6. The case measures 38mm across, this excludes the crown. 41mm including the crown. The back bares all the WWW details. P22871 and 27871. Also stamped the the inside of the case. These number are indicative of batch number and issue number..The movement is Cal 234. Fitted with 15 Jewels. Serial 371101. The non-metallic movement protector is present. The movt. is signed Cyma. The watch is fitted with a brand new black military fabric strap. I have not cleaned or polished the watch. The watch shows general marking due to use. Please take the time to view photos to confirm cosmetic condition. I can only send to addresses that Royal Mail can track to. No P.O. BOXES, Sorry. No transactions outside of Ebay. I am having a much needed clear out of my collection. Please take the time to view my other items.Thank you for looking.
Description
| Brand: | Cyma | Case Size: | 38mm |
| Gender: | Men's | Lug Width: | 18mm |
| Movement: | Mechanical (Hand-winding) | Style: | Military |
| Display: | Analog | Age Group: | Adult |
| Watch Shape: | Round | Model: | Cyma WWW |
| Face Colour: | Black | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Switzerland |
| Strap Material: | Fabric/Canvas | Number of Jewels: | 15 Jewels |
| Strap Colour: | Black | Strap Type: | Wrap-Around Strap |
| EAN: | Does not apply |
Brief history of the WWW Dirty Dozen watches-During WWII the Ministry of Defence needed more watches so designed a set of specifications for a new type of wristwatch to replace the ageing A.T.P watches, all the watches have the same features, black dial, sub-seconds counter, high jewel count movements, luminous dial & hands & waterproof, the new specification was referred to as WWW which stands for Watch Wristlet Waterproof. Twelve Swiss watch companies secretly took on the contract, they were Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger Le-Coultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor and Vertex. When completed the watches were secretly flown out of neutral Switzerland by the RAF on special low flying missions.These twelve watches are now referred to by military watch collectors as the “Dirty Dozen”
From the twelve watches the Cyma is one of most popular for a few reasons, the Cyma case is made from solid stainless steel, many of the other WWW's used chrome plated cases that have pitted with use/age, the Cyma is the largest of the WWW's at 38 mm / 41 mm including crown, and the Cyma dial paint tends to be very stable & does not flake.Dirty Dozen watches were issued to all branches of the MOD Army Navy & RAF, SF & others.As you would expect with a military watch they are designed purely for function, very robust with a thick stainless steel case, good quality accurate Swiss 15 jewelled movement, fixed strap bars anti-magnetic & a thick tough plexi.