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THOUGH GSW/MWB OPERATES AN AWESOME BRICK AND MORTAR
STUDIO & GALLERY & 5 WEBSITES ON A DEDICATED SERVER WITH OVER 30,000 PICTURES OF
RESTORATIONS, AND HAVE OFFERED OUR SERVICES SINCE 1989 [JOINED THE
INTERNET 1992], EBAY HAS BECOME OUR EXCLUSIVE MARKETING ENTITY FOR OUR
OPERATION. WE NOT ONLY SELL EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE BAY, WE INVEST IN DOZENS WATCHES FROM
FELLOW WATCH SELLERS ON THE BAY EVERY MONTH THROUGH SEVERAL ACCOUNTS. GSW STRIVES TO ABIDE
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RARE
DAMAS
WWII
BRITISH
GSTP
BROADARROW
MILITARY
POCKET WATCH
WITH
15 JEWEL
3 ADUSTMENT
GILDED
FINELY FINISHED
SWISS BARS
SCREW BALANCE
DAMAS
SWISS
MOVEMENT
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GSTP
In 1939, with war on the
horizon, the British War Department
realized they required time pieces. With no plans and knowing that a
shortage of watches would surely occur, they quickly purchased watches from numerous Swiss
watch makers and retailers.
Each watch had to have 15 jewels, luminous black or white dial, and
subsidiary seconds dial. Most were snap backs though there were higher grades with screw
backs.
Most of these pocket watches were titled "General Service"
and classified as "Temporary Pattern". Thus they were stamped "GSTP".
These GSTP watches would become the work horse of the military. From
Radio operators to drivers, they fulfilled the requirements of keeping time through out
the war.
Note: at the conclusion of the hostilities, most of the watches
purchased by the various Government Buyers were destroyed due to a deal with suppliers.
The suppliers had sold these watches at a discount and they did not want the market
flooded at the wars conclusion with "surplus military watches".
Note 2: At the conclusion of the war
Field Marshal Montgomery would visit a watch company to thank them for their war time
effort -no pun intended.
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BROADARROW
The Office of Ordnance was created by Henry
VIII in 1544. It dates back to the position of Master of Ordnance, one of whom, Nicholas
Merbury, was present at the Battle of Agincourt. The Office became the Board of Ordnance
in 1597, its principal duties being to supply guns, ammunition, stores and equipment to
the King's Navy. The headquarters and main arsenal of the Office were in the White Tower
of the Tower of London. The broad arrow mark has been used over the years by the Office
and Board to signify at first objects purchased from the monarch's money and later to
indicate government property. With the demise of the Board in 1855, the War Department and
today's Ministry of Defence continued to use the mark. The arrow also appears in the
Ordnance Survey logo.
Early use of the broad arrow can be found on some objects recovered from the Tudor ship
Mary Rose, which sank in 1545. Bronze sheaves for rigging blocks, spoked wheels for gun
carriages, bowls and wooden tankards were found to bear this mark. The broad arrow
frequently appeared on military boxes and equipment such as canteens, bayonets and rifles,
as well as the British prison uniform from the 1870s, and even earlier, that of
transportees in British penal colonies such as Australia. The broad arrow marks were also
used by Commonwealth countries on their ordnance.
The origin and earliest use of the broad arrow symbol are unknown. It could be related to
the actual arrow, longbows and bowmen being a key part of the English army in the Middle
ages. Broad Arrow Tower, built by Henry III of England between 1238 and 1272, in the Tower
of London is said to be named after the royal property mark. Invention of the mark is
frequently attributed to Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, who served as Master-General of
the Ordnance from 1693 to 1702, since the pheon appears in the arms of his family, but it
is known to have been in use earlier than this. There is also an unsubstantiated claim
that a document dated 1330, issued by Richard de la Pole, the King's Butler, for the
purchase of wine, shows that in order to make sure that ownership could be readily
established as King's property, he marked each item with an arrow from his own coat of
arms.
Similarly to hallmarks, it is currently a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to
reproduce the broad arrow without authority. Section 4 of the Public Stores Act 1875 makes
it illegal to use the "broad arrow" on any goods without permission.
The broad arrow was used by the British to mark
trees intended for ship building use in North America during colonial times. Three axe
strikes resembling an arrowhead and shaft, were marked on large mast-grade trees. Use of
the broad arrow mark commenced in earnest in 1691 with the Massachusetts Bay Charter which
contained a Mast Preservation Clause specifying, in part for better providing and
furnishing of Masts for our Royal Navy wee do hereby reserve to us...ALL trees of the
diameter of 24 inches and upward at 12 inches from the ground, growing upon any soils or
tracts of land within our said Province or Territory not heretofore granted to any private
person. We...forbid all persons whatsoever from felling, cutting or destroying any such
trees without the royal license from us...
Colonists paid little attention to the Charter's Mast Preservation Clause, and tree
harvesting increased with disregard for broad arrow protected trees.
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DAMAS
DAMAS - Ch. Ed & J BEGUELIN &
Co S.A
Beguelin & Cie. Beguelin was a large Swiss
family associated with watches since 1903. In the 1950's the name DAMAS began to appear as
associated Beguelin & Cie.
In 1907's, in Tabriz, Iran, in a watch shop called RezvanFar, It was operated
by a man named Samad Rezvan and his brother. They distributed most of the famous
brands with their own name branded on them -like Cuervo Y Sobrinos, the famous Cuban
watchmaker, T two brands were DAMAS and VAVZER. Today, it is said, that there are hundreds
of vintage watches in the mid-east that have these names on them..
Both Names Are The Name:
SAMAD REZVAN IN REVERSE
SAMAD - DAMAS
REZVAN-NAVZER
SO TAKE YOUR PIC.
M DAMAS
STOOD FOR
QUALITY UNIQUENESS
AND
A SOLID REPUTATION
DAMAS IS NOW HEADQUARTERED IN Dubai, United Arab Emirates AND IS
THE LEADING MIDDLE EAST JEWELER AND WATCH RETAILER AND OPERATES 290+ STORES IN 12
COUNTRIES AND IS A RETAILER FOR A LARGE PORTFOLIO OF LUXURY BRANDS
VINTAGE WATCHES ASSOCIATED WITH M DAMAS USUALLY ARE
UNIQUE TIME PIECES SUCH AS THIS ***GOLD FILLED/GOLD PLATED DAMAS WWII GENERAL SERVICE
TEMPORARY PATTERN [GSTP] POCKET WATCH WITH RADIUM PORCELAIN DIAL & GILDED SWISS BAR 15
JEWEL 3 ADJUSTMENT SWISS MOVEMENT.
***THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ON CASE DENOTING FINISH. WE BUFFED THE
CASE YET GOLD FINISH REMAINED. THEREFORE WE BELIEVE IT IS FILLED.
THIS IS A NEAR MINT
DAMAS
GSTP
BROADARROW
POCKET WATCH
WE DECIDED TO KEEP THIS
BEAUTIFUL
NEAR MINT
DAMAS
ORIGINAL
IT'S BLEMISH FREE
WHITE PORCELAIN DIAL
HAS
NEAR PERFECT
AGED
RAISED & BORDERED
RADIUM
12 3 & 8
NUMERALS
&
RADIUM DOTS
AT
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 12
HARDLY ANY
RADIUM FLAKE-OFF
AND THE
AGED RADIUM
COMPLEMENTS
THE
***GOLD FILLED CASE
***THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ON CASE DENOTING FINISH. WE BUFFED
THE CASE YET GOLD FINISH REMAINED. THEREFORE WE BELIEVE IT IS FILLED.
THE
HOUR & MINUTE
HANDS
ARE
BLACK MILITARY STEEL
WITH
PERFECTLY AGED
RADIUM INSERTS
THE RAISED
BLACK NUMERAL
1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11
ARE LIKE NEW
WE DECIDED TO KEEP THE
CRYSTAL
IT HAS A FEW MARKS
AND
SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF WEAR
BUT IT
COMPLETES THIS RARE
DAMAS
GSTP
WITH
BROADARROW
POCKET WATCH
UNDER HALOGEN
YOU CAN SEE
SOME CRYSTAL WEAR
WE COULD BUFF IT
BUT IT SIMPLY MAKES THIS
DAMAS
AWESOME
READY TO WEAR
WEAR READY
DAMAS IS SIGNED ON DIAL
AND
MOVEMENT
RATCHET WINDING WHEEL
GS/TP
XX. 183944
BROADARROW
GS/TP
XX. 183944
BROADARROW
AWESOME
GS/TP
XX. 183944
BROADARROW
AWESOME
CASE MOVEMENT
DISSASEMBLED
OVERHAULED
CLEANED
AND
ASSEMBLED
GILDED
FINELY FINISHED
MOVEMENT
WITH
SWISS BARS
SCREW BALANCE
15 JEWELS
3 ADJUSTMENTS
SWISS MADE
DAMAS SIGNED
RATCHET/WINDING WHEEL
MOVEMENT CASED
GILDED
FINELY FINISHED
MOVEMENT
WITH
SWISS BARS
SCREW BALANCE
15 JEWELS
3 ADJUSTMENTS
SWISS MADE
DAMAS SIGNED
RATCHET/WINDING WHEEL
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SERIOUS BUFFING AT HIGH HEAT & PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO
RESTORE WATCH CASES. THIS RIGOROUS PROCESS INCLUDES THE USE OF SEVERAL TYPES OF
ROUGE . ONE HAS TO "FEEL" THE PIECE TO GET IT RIGHT. THAT MEANS USING MY HANDS.
WHEN YOU COMBINE THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND THE ROUGE, THE DEPOSITS ON MY HANDS ARE
SEMI-PERMANENT. IT TAKES DAYS TO GET THE ROUGE OUT OF MY HANDS. SO, IF THE PICS OF
MY HANDS LOOK "DIRTY", KNOW IT IS DUE TO THE MY HANDS ABSORBING WHAT YOU DO NOT
WANT ON YOUR AWESOME RESTORED TIME PIECE! HAVE A GREAT DAY!
UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE all watches
offered by GSW have been SERVICED. Some required REPAIR AND RESTORATION! Normal Servicing
of Mechanical Watches by an EXPERT PROFESSIONAL will run between $180.00 to 580.00,
depending on the complication of the movement and that is WITHOUT parts that may be
required. SERVICING means DISASSEMBLING THE ENTIRE WATCH AND MOVEMENT, CLEANING SAME,
OILING, LUBING AND REASSEMBLING, timing and Sealing. RESTORATION is a separate service
from SERVICING and may include CRYSTAL, DIAL, HANDS, CASE, LUGS and BAND. So, WHEN YOU
VIEW VINTAGE AND CLASSIC WATCHES OFFERED BY OTHER VENDORS/DEALERS, the question is: WAS
THE WATCH SERVICED?
All watches, from mechanical to quartz devices, require periodic cleaning and
inspection. GSW provides both cleaning and repair services with our main specialty that of
restoring and repairing classic & vintage watches. GSW has established parts accounts
with the oldest watch parts houses in the world as well as a network of watch dealers and
repair centers around the world. GSW also provides dial restoration services. In addition
to servicing new, vintage & classic watches, we also service high grade wristwatches.
Think of your watch as you would a fine automobile, it is worth maintaining as it will
increase your pleasure of ownership and also enhance the resale or trade-in value. If you
plan on passing your watch on to the next generation, skilled periodic maintenance will be
greatly appreciated in the future. |