Rare Vintage Fortis WWI Timepiece FORTIS manual winding wris
Posted on 1 year ago SG, Bukit Merah
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Price: SGD. 395
Rare Vintage Fortis WWI Timepiece, FORTIS manual winding wrist watch, Swiss Made, Art Deco Fortis Designer Timer, Fortis Watch Company, Military watch, World War One Trench Model, Military grade movement
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Rare WWI Timepiece, Trench Watch, Old Fortis Watch, Vintage Military Timer
Art Deco, Avant-garde timepieces, Limited Production, Memento, Memorabilia, Highly Collectibles
Rare Oversize Men FORTIS Military Issued Manual Winding WWI Trench Wrist Watch, SWISS
Rare Military 24-hrs Dial
Manual winding wrist watch
By FORTIS Watch Company, Switzerland
Men’s Watch, Military grade movement,
World War One Trench watch
Famous Aviator’s Watch maker
Stunning Oversize Stainless Steel Case
Stainless Steel military band
FORTIS Beautiful Movement
Incabloc
17 Jewels
Swiss Made
Manual Winding
Calibre ST 96
Mechanical Watch
Beautiful 24 hours Military Dial
Oversize Military Trench Watch
Dial signed Fortis, Swiss Made
Signed
FORTIS on back cover
Diameter 42 mm
Lug to Lug 46 mm
Authentic, Genuine, Original
FORTIS Military Watch
A piece for collector
The Trench watch (wristlet) was a type of watch that came into use by the military during World War I, as pocket watches were not practical in combat It was a transitional design between pocket watches and wristwatches, incorporating features of both
Fortis was founded by Walter Vogt in
1912 Twelve years after its establishment, Vogt set up production with John Harwood, inventor of the automatic wristwatch In 1926, Fortis released the patented Harwood Automatic, the first self-winding wristwatch, at Baselworld In 1937, Fortis commemorated the company's 25th anniversary by manufacturing and marketing its first chronographs, including the Rolls and the Autorist The Autorist was also designed by John Harwood and used the movement of the strap to power the watch By 1943,
Fortis introduced some of the world's first waterproof watches with the Fortissimo models
