Vintage Watches Collection : 1945 Cyma W.W.W.

Vintage Watches Collection :

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Description

The Ministry of Defense in the 1940s developed a specification for military issue wristwatches. In all there were 12 different manufacturers who produced watches to his specification: collectively they are referred to as The Dirty Dozen. The companies that produced accepted versions were: Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, JLC, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor and Vertex. Of the twelve brands, with a estimate production of 20.000 pieces the Cyma is one of most popular for several reasons.