Dirty Dozen member is one to watch at auction

Individually, watches which the War Office commissioned from 12 Swiss makers during the Second World War are not as highly rated as other military watches – but as a set they are a holy grail for British collectors.

All with black dials, luminous hands, shatterproof crystal and stainless-steel cases, they had 15-…

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