Post WW2 British Officers Military Longines

A military pattern Longines made in 1951 and retailed by the West End Watch Co., the watch features fixed lugs indicating that it is one of the company's army spec timepieces and very likely saw service in the Middle East - Suez, Aden, etc.

This military watch is in original condition, but the crystal is a working-life replacement. It is running well however it will be freshly serviced, but the age old patina will remain.

Historical Note:
Following India's Independence the British Army withdrew from the country and the West End Watch Company lost their most prolific customer. Having previously supplied the British Army with over 50,000 watches (as reported on the watch company's website), the West End Watch Co were keen to regain business and so they expanded their trade into Asia and the Middle East, offering these military spec watches to British Army soldiers serving in those areas. Meanwhile, being a Bombay based company, the West End Watch Co also provided other budget watches to the newly established Indian Army, under the brand name Sowar.

Code: 51555