SUMMARY:
A stunning condition and very rare WW1 Trench "Tank Regiment" Military Buren 15 Jewel Pocket Watch dating from ca. 1918. The watch housed in an early water and air-tight Borgel case
The watch has just been fully serviced and overhauled by my watch-maker, and is keeping excellent time for a 100 plus year old watch. The watch comes with a two year international mechanical warranty and guarantee.
This watch is a Swiss Buren 15 jewel high grade movement, (also used by Rolex as well) and comes with a new presentation box.
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War.Today, it is the armoured regiment of the British Army's 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps, it is part of the Royal Armoured Corps.
The formation of the Royal Tank Regiment followed the invention of the tank. Tanks were first used at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War. They were at first considered artillery, and crews received artillery pay. At that time the six tank companies were grouped as the Heavy Section of the Machine Gun Corps (MGC). In November 1916 the eight companies then in existence were each expanded to form battalions (still identified by the letters A to H) and designated the Heavy Branch MGC; another seven battalions, I to O, were formed by January 1918, when all the battalions were changed to numbered units.
On 28 July 1917, the Heavy Branch was separated from the rest of the Corps by Royal Warrant and given official status as the Tank Corps. The formation of new battalions continued and, by December 1918, 26 had been created though only 25 battalions were equipped with tanks, as the 17th had converted to armoured cars in April 1918. The first commander of the Tank Corps was Hugh Elles. The Corps saw much action at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917.
THE DIAL: 97% mint, the white enamel dial with luminised Arabic numerals, with some fine scratches to dial centre. Dial with heavy blue steel spade type hands and sub seconds. Diameter is 47 mm. The case with a clean mineral glass crystal.
THE MOVEMENT: 100% mint, with silver steel plates. The watch with a compensated regulator and two arm bimetallic balance, with over-coiled hairspring. The Swiss movement of high quality, 15 jewels and fully signed by Buren . The movement with a metal finish winding button. The watch is a fabulous example of high grade Swiss engineering.
THE CASE: 98% mint, the large sized two piece case measures 58 mm outside diameter . The two piece case is in excellent condition, with a knurled finish to front bezel. The rear cover in very good order as expected for a 100 year old watch, with engraving of early Great War military arrow and letters T and R either side..
The watch keeps excellent time and is very useable for every-day wear or for best wear on holidays and birthdays. All of our high quality watches are guaranteed to be genuine and will be supplied with a presentation box and our own authenticity guarantee / paperwork along with a written insurance valuation. A truly unique and unusual gift or just a special present for an anniversary, wedding or birthday or for yourself.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Please note, the magnified electronic images show detail much greater than would be visible with the naked eye. Any dark areas or marks on highly polished surfaces are almost certainly reflections from the camera or lighting equipment. If there are any marks or dents of any note, these will be mentioned in the description. All of our watches have been fully cleaned and serviced by a professional watch-maker unless not stated on the auction and the time-keeping carefully checked.
We are happy to give a 2 year international warranty on this work, which is thoroughly checked, and all watches are also given a 24 hour check prior to being shipped.
GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY: If any item received is not as described, please . us and return it, and we will repair it and return it to you free of charge. The only exception to this, is if the watch has been misused or damaged. Please note that we do not accept 3rd part watch makers repairs or invoices. In the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied with any watch you have purchased, please do not hesitate to contact us and every effort will be made to ensure that any problems are resolved to your satisfaction. If there has been an error or the item is not as described then we will offer a full refund, provided that the item is returned to me, undamaged and in the condition that it was sent out.