MWC Selza WW2 Pattern Mechanical Steel Cream Men's Pocket Watch, Black, Modern

Military pocket watches along with their civilian equivalents are experiencing a huge increase in popularity. Historically they have often been used for land, airborne and naval applications. During World War II they were often used by both German and British and American forces. The main reason why pocket watches were so popular was that wristwatches of the time were usually very small and difficult to read, with an average diameter of only 32mm, while the pocket watch case of about 50mm was much easier to see. This classic Selza military watch model from World War II, with a small secondary second hand is based on the typical designs used by the German Navy during World War II, a common feature to all watches made for this branch is that they tended to have the initials K.M on the dial and also had light coloured dials in cream or white instead of the black used for other branches German ForFor This watch is outwardly almost indistinguishable from the factory models of World War II but has been upgraded with a glass crystal that is more resistant to scratches on the contrary Compared to the acrylic plastic crystals used on the original watches, the watch retains a traditional 17-jewel manual winding mechanical movement. This particular pocket watch has a solid 316L military grade stainless steel case with secondary second hand dial. Model: Selza WW2 Pattern German Navy (Kriegsmarine) 17 Jewel Movement: Manual winding mechanical 17 rubies Case: Stainless steel, diam. 47.5 mm, length with crown 58 mm, thickness: 14 mm, stainless steel back Dial: Cream, Luminova hands Glass: Dome glass Other features: Complete with chain, 24 months warranty