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Some more crazy news on W.W.W.prices.
At another military forum I read today that a W.W.W. GRANA, fetched 5350 £, after the auction house had set a starters price of 12-140 £.
Quo vadis...?...

Just my guess, but I believe the Bonklip bracelet is a later addition. The Bonklip bracelet was invented by Dudley Russell and patented after 1935. The British Forces started to use it at the very...

Wow...a 100 % rise in price! :roll:
I wonder what "Big Brother"would have said :lol:
Kind regards,
Adrian.

I agree with John..
This is not to decourage Fotopetar but..
Due to problems using English language, few if any of us understand your goal. If you would like to correspond on this Forum, it might...

Hi Brane,
I did not understand what fotopetar meant and still do not. Not mastering the language (English) could lead to serious problems , concerning copy rights, European legislation etc. If...

Yes, I am around from time to time.
Thank you for citing this 3- :D part article.
Kind regards,
Adrian.

Well Jimmy,
I respect yourvery thoroughful, well documented posts as well and just to add a few words on the "luminous" dials.
The so called "Radium"dials were in use until the 1960-ies. The...

Hello Jimmy,
Thank you for quoting my article, but there is a small error in your statement about the luminous dials of the German Deck Watches.
Until recently it was not clear which compounds were...

These Mk XII's have nothing to do with military predecessors from IWC like Mk 10 and Mk 11. If in exellent condition with box and papers they fetch between 1900 and 2200 £ currently. Of interest is...

Obviously we are talking about 2 different expeditions in 1940 (French) and 1952 British), respectively.
Nevertheless, it still is wrong to call a W.W.W. Longines a "Greenlander", as the Longines ...

Maybe a matter of time....
But it is my impression that we see too few military watches from the period after WW II. So, this is an excellent collection!
Thanks for posting,
Adrian :wink:

Just Super!
Adrian. :!:

Well Hans,
I do have the dirty dozen W.W.W.'s, but these have been shown here repeatedly. :wink:
Kind regards,
Adrian.

Super collection!
Thanks for showing,
drool, drool...... :lol:
Kind regards,
Adrian.

Hello Rabbit,
I am not a school master nor a preacher but ATP does not stand for Army Time Piece but for Army Trade Pattern, (although Army Time Piece sounds more logical to me) :? .
Kind regards,...

I agree with Rabbit.
One of the requirements from MoD was : black dial with small second at 6 o'clock.
I did not see any white W.W.W.dial in the military literature sofar. The ATP watches had a...

This will be true if you start to buy every Cyma, Record and Timor that comes to the market, about 20 years before you retire. :)
KInd regards,
Adrian.

If you like it or not ..... currently the price of a genuine W.W.W. Grana is around 2500 £.
The comparison to the IWC W.W.W., being a superior watch, is not really usefull. The Grana was made only...

What I admire is how Mike describes his Rolex watches and how he gives us access to the very rare pieces, complete with history and excellent images.
The perfect forumer,
Adrian.

Dear all,
Those who would like to know everything about the IWC Camera Watch 10AF/807 should read the chapter : "Instrument Watches in the Royal Air Force by Colin Hall and Thomas Koenig in :...

Hi Hans,
Just my 2 cents.
Generally speaking a military watch is considered as genuine when it is as original as possible. When one buys one, different from original, adapted to the circumstances...

Carlton-Browne is right. All W.W.W.'s of 12 brands were delivered in 1945. The manufacturers did their outmost best to deliver the watches within the time span of the contract. Otherwise the MoD was...

All W.W.W. watches were delivered in 1945 and all had a Radium dial. While the W.W.W.'s arrived too late for what they were ordered for : WW II, the MoD had to store thousands of Radium loaded...

You are absolutely right!
Sorry for the omission.
Regards,
Adrian.

Hi Geronimo,
You might be referring to the Mk 11, where the IWC (RAF) had fixed bars and the JLC had spring bars.
Regards,
Adrian. :wink: