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Rotherhams silver broad arrow R.A. Royal Artillery marked watch "Click" to Login or Register 
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any information on this watch will be received with thanks,Tom
Konrad Knirim was kind enough to inform me it is a WW1 Royal Artillery watch as illustrated in his magnificent book on British Military watches.

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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What a fantastic piece Tom, wish it were mine. Frown
 
Posts: 497 | Location: Southcoast Massachusetts | Registered: May 13, 2010
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Konrad knirim Smile verified it as WW1 Royal Artillery similar to one in his book ,but mine is far nicer Big Grin
 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Beautiful piece Tom, confirmed by the almighty, what could be better than that? That´s what I´d call a nice find.


My WWW collection is now complete, time to look for new ventures!
 
Posts: 699 | Location: Hannover in Germany | Registered: July 23, 2009
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Nice find, Tom. Great images as well.

The example in Konrad's book BRITISH MILITARY TIMEPIECES is on page 279. The one in the book is # C41713.

While the keywind continued to be popular in England long after the introduction of the stemwind, it's strange to see keywind watches purchased by the military as late as 1914-18. I have to wonder if they were first issued many years before and still in service through WWI? Anyway, it's a super nice watch.
 
Posts: 2017 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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