FS: Cyma W.W.W. Dirty Dozen

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FS: Cyma W.W.W. Dirty Dozen - 1945

Hello CT,

THE NITTY GRITTY
Maker: Cyma
Model: Dirty Dozen
Functions: –
Case Material: Stainless steel
Case Width: 38mm
Case Thickness: 12mm
Crystal: Plexiglass
Lume: Yes, tritium
Lug Width: 18mm
Box/Papers: N/A
Year: 1945

CONDITION REPORT
It is hard to believe this watch went to war and came looking so good. The case, all in stainless steel, is sharp and unpolished with a few marks here and there, but nothing significant. The dial is in remarkably good condition and it is slightly turning into a deep brown color (specially when the sunlight kiss it). The hands, which are all original and correct, really compliment the dial coloration. I believe the original radium lume on the watch has been replaced by tritium some decades ago, though I have no way of confirming it so I included a UV-light shot for your consideration. The movement is clean and working perfectly, still retaining the original dust cover these watches were provided with. The crown is, as well, original.

DESCRIPTION
During World War II, the UK asked 12 different brands (hence the name ‘Dirty Dozen’) to produce a military watch. All of them shall be stamped with the isncription W.W.W, which stands for ‘Watch. Wrist. Waterproof’. In total they produced around 145,000 units of these military watches, Cyma being one of the brands that produced the most (estimated 20,000 pieces) just behind Omega and Record.

Although these watches were mass produced for war, not many survived the 1970s, as companies destroyed them due to their radioactive Radium-226 lume. Therefore, finding one in good original condition is getting rarer each day.

Cyma produced the largest watch of the dozen, casing their caliber 234 on a 38mm stainless steel case -excluding crown-. We must note that Cyma produced this watch in two variants, one with the lume on top of the hands and one, like this example, with the lume being inside the metal borders of them. Due to the nature of this lume, we believe having the latter variant will prove the test of time in a more effective way.

PRICE AND TRANSACTION DETAILS
Price is 2000€ NET TO ME. I will include express shipping inside the EU, international at cost. Payment methods: PayPal, Wire. Either way, the amount must be NET.

PICTURES

Thanks for looking,
Javier.

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