Luminous Dials on WW1 Officer's Trench Watches Some vintage watches, especially military watches, had the numerals and hands on the dial made luminous or "glow in the dark" by painting them with luminous...
The Significance of the Red 12 Many of the fixed lug officers trench watches from the circa WW1 era that we are interested in have the 12 on the dial picked out in red, and sometimes (more rarely) blue. Why is...
What is meant by fixed lug, wire lug, trench, or officers watch?Although wrist watches had been made before the First World War (WW1 - 1914 to 1918) they were mainly worn by ladies: they were not fashionable...
Many watch cases have marks on them that can tell us more about the history of the watch. I have collected here a few of the ones I have encountered most frequently that I have been able to find out...
Buying and Wearing WW1 Era Officers Trench Watches I am by no means an expert on watches, but since I have been interested in vintage WW1 era "Officers" or "Trench" watches I have bought some good ones and...