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BRITISH WWII 1938/39 HELVETIA BROAD ARROW MILITARY GSTP POCKETWATCH WITH 16 JEWEL 3
ADJUSTMENT SWISS BARS HI GRADE MOVEMENT 52MM W/O BOW 73 MM WITH BOW. GENERAL
WATCH COMPANY DESIGNED AND SUPPLIED MOVEMENTS FOR HELVETIA AND HELBROS THIS
32A IS THE 1938/39 VERSION OF THE ca. 1935: Helvetia Swiss Made 3 Adj 16 Jewels 2840
(Helvetia 32A) Features stem wind and set sub second Data 16 jewels f = 18000 A/h power
reserve 31h.GSTP P 83079 CROWS FOOT/BROADARROW Estimated
Retail Replacement Value $950.00 |
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In 1939, with war on the horizon, the British War Department
realized they required time pieces. With no plans and knowing that a shortage of watches
would surely occur, they quickly purchased watches from numerous Swiss watch makers and
retailers.
Each watch had to have 15 jewels, luminous black or white
dial, and subsidiary seconds dial. Most were snap backs though there were higher grades
with screw backs.
Most of these pocket watches were titled "General
Service" time pieces and classified as "Temporary Pattern". Thus
they were stamped "GSTP".
These GSTP watches would become the work horse of the
military. From Radio operators to drivers, they fulfilled the requirements of keeping time
through out the war.
Note: at the conclusion of the hostilities, most of the
watches purchased by the various Government Buyers were destroyed due to a deal with
suppliers. The suppliers had sold these watches at a discount and they did not want the
market flooded at the wars conclusion with "surplus military watches".
Note 2: At the conclusion of the war Field Marshal Montgomery would visit a watch company
to thank them for their war time effort -no pun intended.
ORIGINAL CRYSTAL
DIAL
9 12 & 3
ARE RELUMED
DOTS & DASHES ARE RELUMED
HANDS ARE RESET
LOOKS LIKE IT DID WHEN
ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN 1939
GSTP
P 83079
CROWS FOOT/BROADARROW
NOTICE THE HELVETIA ABOVE
THIS MODEL IS IN 3 MILITARY
COLLECTOR HISTORICAL BOOKS
WITH ATTACHED LEATHER
POCKET FOB
GENERAL WATCH COMPANY DESIGNED
AND SUPPLIED MOVEMENTS FOR HELVETIA AND HELBROS
THIS 32A IS THE 1938/39 VERSION OF THE
ca. 1935: Helvetia
Swiss Made
3 Adj
16 Jewels
2840
(Helvetia 32A)
Features
stem wind and set
sub second
Data
16 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 31h
