Case: Dial: Movement:
Overall excellent, attractive condition, original dial
Serviced and revised by Longines Heritage workshop.
Date Of Sale
17 September 1945 to the company Baume & Co., UK
Date Of Product
26 March 1945
Type Of Watch
Military wristwatch (WWW)
Documents
Certificate of authenticity by Longines
Dimension
Ø 37.50 mm
Case message
Stainless steel, including the military number F 7908 and the Broad Arrow stamped by the manufacturer on the caseback. The capital letter F is indicating the supplier (F for Longines), and the Broad Arrow was used to mark property of the British army.
Material
Stainless steel
Hands Description
Hour and minute cathedral hands filled with luminescent original radium and subsidiary hand at 6 o’clock
Dial color
Black
Movement Type
Mechanical
Caliber
12.68Z
Functions
Indication of hour, minute and second
Material
Synthetic strap
Size
18mm width
What makes this timepiece exceptional
Towards the end of the Second World War, the British Army ordered a special watch model from various manufacturers, including Longines. These timepieces became famous as WWW watches, for Watch, Wrist, Waterproof. The WWW watches were delivered to the British government from mid-1945 onwards and were intended to be used by special units: radio telegraphers, gunners and engineers.
This is a rare authentic military wristwatch used by the British Army, in an authentic and excellent condition. All these models have two serial numbers, stamped directly by the manufacturers: a civil number and a military number. The latter starts with a capital letter indicating the supplier (F for Longines) followed by a number comprising of one to five digits. All feature the Broad Arrow on the dial (below the name of the manufacturer). In 2009, Longines re-issued the WWW model (L2.731.4.53.2/3), with a diameter of 38.50 mm. It proudly features the Broad Arrow on the dial, a symbol of its historical link with the British Crown.
What makes this timepiece exceptional
Towards the end of the Second World War, the British Army ordered a special watch model from various manufacturers, including Longines. These timepieces became famous as WWW watches, for Watch, Wrist, Waterproof. The WWW watches were delivered to the British government from mid-1945 onwards and were intended to be used by special units: radio telegraphers, gunners and engineers.
This is a rare authentic military wristwatch used by the British Army, in an authentic and excellent condition. All these models have two serial numbers, stamped directly by the manufacturers: a civil number and a military number. The latter starts with a capital letter indicating the supplier (F for Longines) followed by a number comprising of one to five digits. All feature the Broad Arrow on the dial (below the name of the manufacturer). In 2009, Longines re-issued the WWW model (L2.731.4.53.2/3), with a diameter of 38.50 mm. It proudly features the Broad Arrow on the dial, a symbol of its historical link with the British Crown.
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