VERY RARE VINTAGE UNITAS MILITARY ATP FOR THE COLLECTOR WW2 IN STEEL

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VERY RARE VINTAGE UNITAS MILITARY ATP FOR THE COLLECTOR WW2 IN STEEL:
$195.00

WW2 UNITAS ATP Army Watch The rear case bears the military arrow and ATP stainless steel and numbers.

The ATP watches were the first British Army watch of WW2, contracted from the Swiss in 1939. They were replaced by the larger black dialed WWW (Wristwatch, Waterproof) in the last two years of the war.

What makes this UNiTAS \'ATP\" WW2 Military watch, in part, so RARE is the Swiss requirement for providing ATP watches, i.e. that they BE DESTROYED at the end of the war, which MANY were. These WW2 Military ATP watches were contracted at low prices from the Swiss, and the Swiss companies did not want the WW2 Military ATP watches competing with what would be their production after the war. Luckily, a number of them survived. No such \'destroy\' order existed for the WWW watches coming online in 1944.

A quote by Andrew Upton from Bristol on The Great War Forum: ‘’My father used to send me to have his \'ATP\' watch cleaned etc. Every time I took that watch into the jewellers the man said that the works really belonged in a gold case. ‘’

The UNiTAS \'ATP\' WW2 Military watch is rare beyond the wholesale destruction of ATP watches at war\'s end. Those of you who know your watches are, again, probably already clicking the paypal link. UNiTAS is one of the hallowed names of watchmaking. Of those that provided atp\'s to the British, the most renowned were Lemania and Unitas, whose movements were and are prized as not only making their own movements, but for making legendary movements that left the other manufacturers behind. Aside from that, Unitas ATP’s are extraordinarily hard to find. More so in the condition this one is in. The UNiTAS movements are so legendary that very high grade special issues of watches with UNiTAS movements can now be seen, new old stock fromthepastreplications of their old calibers. To have a real, vintage UNiTAS ATP WW2 Military watch...perhaps the pinnacle of collectibility? Well, at least for the Military watch collector. And thus, as they say, you\'ve gotta have it!

I WILL OFFER THIS OPPORTUNITY AT A LOW START AND RESERVE.

Please see my other Watches at lowrecerves, I will have more listings soon!

As always with vintages watches are sold as is, I have wound it, worn it and it is running and keeping good time at listing, and is ready to wear.

Postage is Registered and insured, Taxes and Duty not included on this item.

I will combine Items, please feel free to look at my other listings.

Common sense- Terms and Conditions.

I like nice simple trades only, offer only to own!Normal sale rules do apply!

I send from New Zealand (not China) its not cheap! NZ Post to a business address is by preference for fastest 1st time delivery to you, the option is your choice, I can only advise you on my years of experience, I only send registered and insured for this item, delivery speed will depend on someone being there to sign, hence Business 9-5 Monday to Friday is best, please ask for any other options you may like, no charge for packing and paperwork or Gas from me.

All Customs and duty taxes are yours to pay, and not included in this sale!

Please read the description, look at the pictures of the actual watch, ask sensible questions before offerding, no refunds, unless mis-represented, not very likely with me, thats a promise! if you buy something that doesn\'t suit you, you can it too!