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Timor WWW Military Issue Watch – One of the Dirty Dozen! The Dirty Dozen? Surely that’s a film, isn’t it?

Well yes, it is, and a very good one at that; but it’s also the term somebody came up with to collectively describe the twelve different manufacturers watches made specifically for the MoD (Ministry of Defence) towards the end of WW2.

These watches were all marked WWW for “Watch Wrist Waterproof” and all had to meet very strict specifications. All the manufacturers were given the same criteria or specification – 15 jewel movement, black luminous dials with subsidiary seconds dial, shatterproof Perspex glass and a degree of waterproofing.

The war department gave contracts to Cyma, Eterna, Buren, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega and Record along with some lesser known brands including Grana, Timor and Vertex.

This Timor is in beautiful condition on the outside and inside. The lume looks as though it may have been re finished up as it is rather bright. The “Broad Arrow” is marked on the dial, inner case, and the case back.

Why a Broad Arrow?

The use of the Broad Arrow for government goods goes all the way back to Sir Philip Sidney, Joint Master of the Ordnance in 1585, whose family used the Broad Arrow in its coat of arms. 

The case too, is in fantastic condition and is a tribute to the original specifications set by the MOD. It’s “Ghosted” Stainless Steel finish; designed to reduce the possibility of glare and the reflection of light, is in near perfect condition. . The 7mm Winder and Fixed Bars are in similarly good condition.

All WWW watches have; and are easily identifiable by, further engravings to the case back. The Broad Arrow and WWW should be present, along with two more lines of engraving: a military serial number – a capital letter followed by up to five digits. This Timor is marked “K8885” and this appears above a second, standard civil serial number “38785. Timor also stamped “TIMOR” into the case too.

Timor was among the quartet of manufacturers of the Dirty Dozen, who supplied their watches with inner dust caps, along with Cyma, Grana and Eterna.



Who was Timor?

Timor, like Record, is one of those brands that simply faded away. The name Timor Watch Co. SA was registered to Bernheim & Co in La Chaux-de-Fonds; and was an assembler of cases and movements from outside suppliers. How such a small company came to be one of the Dirty Dozen is down to the number of Timor watches being exported to UK before and during the war. Their strap-line of “Trust Timor, it’s tested”, obviously struck a chord.

Timor is number eight in the WWW manufacturing “by volume” league table. The brand produced approximately 13,000 units. Due to the rigours of the environments these watches were design for, many have fallen by the wayside. Others were sent back to the REME for repair, many having both the hands and dials exchanged. This makes finding an unmolested survivor much harder to find.

It is said, that less than 20 people in the world have the complete “Dirty Dozen”, but every journey starts with one step. Is this Timor your “first step” or one of many already taken? It doesn’t matter, but the iconic status, rarity and the fact these watches define the term “Tool Watch” means every watch collector should have at least one “WWW” watch in their box!

Movement

15 jewel movement marked Timor 15 jewels Swiss made 4 adjustments Cal 6060, watch working and keeping pretty good time. Comes fitted with a new Nato style military strap

All watches are sent by DHL Express


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Storbritannien - Arme/infanteri - Militär utrustning - 1943

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