*British, WW2, c1940 Military GSTP Pocket Watch, Swiss Made by Omega, with Field Case*
This is a Swiss watch by Omega, made for and used by the British government during World War 2. It has a nickel case with the original enameled clock face and manual winding.
The movement comes in a nickel open face case, which has a snap on back and bezel. The back has the British Broad Arrow followed by the letters “G.S.T.P” followed by the army stores number “YOO682”. (G.S.T.P. stands for General Services Timepiece/Temporary Pattern, which indicates that the watch was purchased by the British government for the armed forces 1939-1945.) 5cm diameter. The white enamel dial has old luminous numbers and hands – (with little luminosity left). The dial is signed “Omega, Swiss Made”. The watch has a mineral glass. Inside on the case it has the Omega logo and name inside a triangle with “Fab Suisse. Swiss Made.” written below and the number “1140”. The movement is stamped Omega Swiss, 15 jewels. Serial number: 9903628.
The external field case has the number 23 on the reverse. 5.5cm diameter
Omega were first contracted by the British during the First World War, when they supplied motor vehicle clocks for Army trucks. However, between 1939 and 1945 the British were supplied with huge quantities of Omega watches which totaled over 100,000 pieces. These represented over half the total number of timepieces procured by the British armed forces during the war. After the Allied victory Field Marshal Montgomery visited the Biel factory and personally thanked the staff at Omega for their work towards the war effort.
*Condition*
The face is in good condition with some light wear to the painted lumed Arabic numerals, the crystal has some faint marks in places, the case has some plate wear exposing brass base metal underneath. The stem works to pull to change the time and to wind the watch. The second hand works and the watch appears to keep time. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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