Lemania WWW Dirty Dozen British Army Wristwatch c.1945
The WWW wristwatches are perhaps the most popular and collectible of all those issued to the British Army. This is perhaps because they were the first military watches to be specially designed and manufactured to their requested specification.
WWW stands for Watch, Wrist, Waterproof and was the descriptive code used by the British Army to identify it as a piece of equipment.
These watches began being manufactured and issued to the British Army in early 1945.
There were 12 Swiss manufacturers of the WWW watches and as such, the collection is commonly referred to by collectors and dealers alike as “The Dirty Dozen”.
Only around 8,000 Lemania WWW watches were made for the British Army during WW2. As such, good original examples of these watches are highly sought after by collectors and can often be difficult to find.
The watch for sale is in remarkable overall condition with matching lug and case back numbers and is one of the very best examples you could ever hope to find.
