While the Luftwaffe watches were marked “D” followed by the serial number only. Military watches were marked with the letter “D” followed by the serial number, followed by the letter “H”. However, the back cover kept the same steel, screwed down, containing a brand stamp with a serial number. Later, when the financial capabilities of the Third Reich were mostly exhausted, Zenith supplied watches in chrome-plated brass cases. In contrast to Omega, the Longines factories produced chronometers for both Great Britain (These watches had a steel case, an especially high-quality movement, high-level finishing and workmanship, and were supplied by Zenith, Longines, and Doxa. Some companies (for example, Omega) refused to take orders for the German’s, and only produced watches for the British army. Many well-known Swiss companies tried to avoid putting their names on the dial, and usually signed products with fictitious brand names instead. The second hand is always small and positioned over the 6 o’clock numeral. The dial is always black (apart from the Kriegsmarine, where the dial is white), with contrasting white, easy-to-read Arabic numerals. Sometimes the movement was also placed on an additional shock-proof insert. The cases were round, with a diameter of 32 – 36 mm, and provided increased protection from dust and moisture, and often from magnetic fields.
Swiss-Made, Military Order from the Wehrmacht, 1940’sĪll military watches ordered by the Wehrmacht from Switzerland were made only with reliable lever escapements with a shock-proof balance axis staff.
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