German Military Watches
German Military Watches
German Military Watches
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GERMAN-MILITARY-WATCHES.pdf
THE QUESTIONS THAT FACE BOTH BUYER AND SELLER OF VINTAGE WWII GERMAN MILITARY
WATCHES IS THEIR AUTHENTICATION. I MUST SAY, IF YOU INVEST IN A WATCH THAT IS BLACK
DIALED, HAS OLD DEAD RADIUM ILLUMINATED NUMBERS AND HANDS, A SUB SECONDS REGISTER
ABOVE THE 6 POSITION, HAS A STEEL OR CHROME CASE WITH WIRED LUGS AND A SCREW OR
SNAP BACK AND HAS A CAPITAL D serial number CAPITOL H ENGRAVED/STAMPED ON THE CASE
BACK YOU CAN BE SURE 90% THAT IT IS GERMAN WWII, THE 10% WOULD BE HOW THE BACK IS
STAMPED AND WHERE THE WATCH MAY COME FROM. COUNTERFEITS EXIST FROM THE PLACE
MOST GENUINE WATCHES WERE LOST, EASTERN EUROPE.
NOW, THE FACT IS, MANY WATCHES NEVER HAD THE D serial H ON THE BACK. ALSO MANY HAD
SPRING BARS INSTEAD OF SOLDERED WIRE LUGS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE ALSO SWEEP
SECOND HAND MODELS. SO, RATHER THAN DOING WHAT SOME HAVE DONE, I DO NO DISMISS A
WATCH AS BEING NON-GERMAN MILITARY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEASURE TO THE ABOVE
STANDARDS. IN FACT, A SUPER NICE GERMAN WWII WATCH WAS PURCHASED FROM ESTATE WITH
ORIGINAL "WAR BOOTY" APPROVAL CERTIFICATE ALLOWING THE PFC TO TAKE IT AND A HAND GUN
TO THE US.
SO, I WILL BE UPDATING THIS AS I GO. AND UPDATING THE PDF ALSO. I HAVE RESTORED
THOUSANDS OF TIME PIECES. I HAVE 35000 PICS ONLINE. BUT GERMAN MILITARY HAVE BEEN SLIM
DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE SLIM PICKINGS. BUT OF THE 1000 PIECES, ONLY 35% WERE ACTUALLY
MARKED WITH DH, DIH, KM OR ANY OF THE MARKS YOU WILL SEE BELOW. THERE ARE OTHER
THINGS, MARKS, MAKE-UPS THAT DELIVER THE FACTS OF THE PIECES GERMAN WAR TIME USE,.
TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE TWO WYLERS I FOUND IN 9 YEARS. TWO WITH A RARE DESIGN. I
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DISCOVERED THEY WERE MADE DURING THE GERMAN OLYMPICS IN 1936. INTRODUCED ONLY IN
GERMANY. DO I SAY THEY ARE/WERE NOT WAR RELATED? WELL BOTH CAME FRO WWII SOLDIERS
ESTATES. RESCUED IN GERMANY FROM ACTIVE SOLDIERS. THUS I TELL THE STORY.
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The watches were Manually wound movements that, depending on date, were cased in
either Nickel Plate or STAHL BODEN [stainless steel], with WASSERDICHT [water
resistant] STAHL BODEN [stainless steel] screw down or snap case backs. Movements
were a minimum 15 jewels, and, depending on brand and model, some were shock
protected. The dial faces were often black, but white was also utilized.
All military/officer watches used on the U Boot
[submarines "unterseeboot" = "undersea boat"]
had Phosphorus Illumination , in many cases white
dials were fully illuminated with black NON-LUME
numbers.
THE U-BOOT WAS EQUIPPED WITH FLUORESCENT LIGHT CHARGING STATIONS READ: "IRON
COFFINS".
IRON COFFINS. A BOOK WRITTEN BY CAPTAIN H.A. WERNER. THE TOP GERMAN SUB OFFICER WHO SURVIVED THE WAR.
IN IT, THE BOOK DETAILS HIS RISE TO TOP OFFICER FROM 1939 TO 1945. AMONG TONS OF FACTS OF WAR, SUB WARFARE, AND HIS LIFE FROM BEGINNING TO POW TO ESCAPE TO COMING TO THE USA IN 1965. ONE OF THE TRULEY FIRST
HAND RELIABLE ACCOUNTS OF GERMAN NAVEL SUBMARINE WARE. HE ALSO INFORMS HIS READERS OF THE USE OF
WATCHES AND TIMERS AND HOW THEY HAD PHOSPHOROUS INSTEAD OF RADIUM AND CHARGED THEM UTILIZING
FLUORESCENT LIGHT STATIONS
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Some of those used by the Wehrmacht and some PILOT watches had radium illuminated
DOTS, AND/OR NUMBERS AND HANDS.
UN MARKED RADIUM
LUFTWAFFE FAKE
PROPERTY MARKS
HALL MARKS
SERIALS
Most were issued with sub-seconds dial, but the sweep second was also invested in,
especially for Pilot Watches, Sub Watches, Artillery and Intelligence And Towards The Last
Two Years.
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D serial H
Dienstuhr Heer
Service Watch Army (Heer).
Depending on supplier, year, type and branch of service, watches could have a code
stamped on case back, and/or the dial would be signed such as: D serial H, D.i. serial H,
Branch Codes
DH: Dienstuhr Heer D: Dienstuhr Luftwaffe DRGM: Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster
RLM: Reichsluftfahrtministerium KM: Kriegsmarine DU: Dienstuhr (Verwaltung)
Dienstuhr Luftwaffe
Dienstuhr Heer
Dienstuhr (Verwaltung)
Deutsches Reich
Gebrauchsmuste
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JOHs HARTMANN
OF BERLIN SUPPLIED
German Worked Minerva
[swiss] Watches &
Timers. SEE THE ROCK
RESTORED FLYER
WRIST WATCH
FURTHER DOWN
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Girard-Perregaux
WITH MIMO/GP
FIRST AS 1130
Wehrmachtswerk
NOTEA 1938 ORDER WAS FOR
7 JEWEL MODELS
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GERMAN ARMY/WEHRMACHT
Steel or Chrome Case, Screw Down Case Back --early and late had Snap Back, many with Black Dials, brands
purchased included illuminated and non-illuminated dials and hands, fixed wire lugs [standard were also
supplied] and ***Sub Second Register.
Many of the watches produced in the 1930's and 1940's were
available with white or black dials, raised radium numbers and
most had ***sub-second registers.
***Sweep Seconds were more than useful and by 1942 were
becoming popular.
In many cases, the same brands were sold to the British, directly to
American Soldiers, and sold to Germany..
Germany utilized just about the same watches as the
British and vice versa. W hile many were black dialed,
white dials are also discovered.
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MANY UNMARKED GERMAN WATCHES. THE ABOVE HELOSIA HAD GERMAN TRENCH ART . TRENCH ART
SIGNATURES SS AND SERVICE NUMBERS CARVINGS BUTTONS ART . FROM USA TO JAPANESE MANY TIME
PIECES WERE PERSONALIZED
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AS1130
Unlike the USA Military Watches with no "main movement"; with each model having a movement designed by each separate manufacturer, in the beginning, an
individual Swiss movement was chosen for the first large Wehrmacht production orders . The German Military chose a solid, common movement manufactured
by A Shield. The Swiss AS 1130. The AS 1130 would take on the name: Wehrmachtswerk or "German Army Movement". This was/is an excellent movement
used for commercial watches before, during, and after WWII. And due to the German Army, it can still be found in a host of different brands. A Phenix, Helios
and Mimo are all separate private brands, yet we can discover all three with their own individual cases, dials and hands but each with the same AS 1130
movement. While German military watches can be discovered with the same movement, they are also found with different movements. In fact, while you can
find 5 different brands with the AS 1130, you can also find three similar Phenix black dialed sub registered watches, all manufactured in the same year, but all
three having different movements. WWII meant supplies were limited. Though many watches were produced, the lack of steel and other metals meant left over
on the shelf movements were used and many steel cases were replaced with chrome plated brass.
AS 1130 15 JEWELS
Features manual wind sub second power reserve 38h
Many WWII German Issued Watches contained the AS1130 movement. Due to its early exclusive use
by the German Army the 1130 became known as the Wehrmachtswerk. Wehrmachtswerk translates
as Wehrmacht movement German Army Movement.AS 1130 Features manual wind sub second.
Data 13, Dm= 29mm H= 3.8mm, 15/18/17/21 jewels, f = 18000 A/h, power reserve 38h.
Wehrmachtswerk (army movement) option: Reeds regulator, various bridge shapes, sometimes
separate escape wheel cock, differently beveled bridge and plate edges, later samples with ring
balance and/or movable stud carrier,
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POCKET WATCHES
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THE DH AND THE HOST OF DIVISION MARKS CAN BE FOUND ON POCKETS
LOOK FOR MARKS ON CASE BACKS - DIALS - HOLDER CASES - AND MOVEMENTS
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THIS ROCK RESTORED ZENITH GERMAN "DH" MILITARY POCKET WATCH IS THE
BEST OF THE BEST AND THEY WERE PURCHASED BY GERMANY AT THEIR
WWII HEIGHT. NOTE TOOL INDENTS TO UNSCREW. THESE ARE "WATER PROOF"
THEY HAVE THE MILITARY INTERNAL CASE. THE MOVEMENTS ARE JEWELED
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DI serial H
WE DISCOVERED THE BELOW EXPLANATION FOR THE DI H PROPERTY MARKS: In
1942 the Italian coalition reorganized under Rommel were referred to as the DeutschItalienische Panzerarmee; a name which was soon to be again modified, to the
Heeresgruppe Afrika. A watch was issued with the "I" PROPERTY MARK mark:
BUT WE FIND,AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE FACT, THAT THE GERMAN MILITARY MARKINGS
EXPLANATION THAT THE DI-H IS A PROPERTY MARK FOR THE ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND IT
DENOTES A SWEEP SECONDS WATCH
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