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West End Watch Co Gents Antique Wristwatch

Partially verified

This gentleman's antique wristwatch is attributed to the West End Watch Co and dated by the source to the 1920s. The watch features a 41mm nickel case equipped with fixed wire lugs and a hinged case back. The dealer reports it houses a Revue mechanical movement signed with the West End logo. The white dial is signed 'WEST END WATCH CO' above center and 'BOMBAY - CALCUTTA' over the subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, with 'SWISS MADE' at the lower margin. It features luminescent Arabic numerals, an outer railway minute track, and cathedral-style hands, mounted on a vintage brown leather strap.

West End Watch Co antique wristwatch with subsidiary seconds dial on leather strap
West End Watch Co antique wristwatch with subsidiary seconds dial on leather strap — The Vintage Wrist Watch Company / Antiques Atlas. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.antiques-atlas.com
Category
Wristwatch · Trench watch
Maker / attribution
West End Watch Co
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
as170a14447
Source-reported date
1920s
Country
Switzerland

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case Construction and Dimensions

The watch features a nickel case measuring 41 mm in diameter, excluding the winding crown and lugs. It is constructed with fixed wire lugs and a hinged case back.

An onion-style winding crown is positioned at 3 o'clock, and the case is fitted with a glass lens, accompanied by a vintage brown leather strap.

Evidence for this section
  • “The watch measures 41mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs.”
  • “The case is nickel and it is in good condition, just surface marking to the hinged case back but nothing serious at all.”
  • “Onion-style winding crown positioned at 3 o'clock”
  • “The watch has a glass lens has light marking but very acceptable.”
  • “Fitted with fixed wire lugs and a worn brown leather strap”

Dial and Inscriptions

The white dial features luminescent Arabic numeral hour markers surrounded by an outer track. Time is indicated with cathedral-style hands alongside a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position.

The dial bears the maker's signature 'WEST END WATCH CO' alongside 'BOMBAY - CALCUTTA' positioned above the subsidiary seconds register. The seller catalogues Bombay and Calcutta as countries.

Evidence for this section
  • “White dial with luminescent Arabic numeral hour markers and an outer track”
  • “The dial is in good condition with original hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers.”
  • “Dial inscribed 'WEST END WATCH CO' and 'BOMBAY - CALCUTTA'”
  • “The dial is signed with the West End Watch Co name together with the countries Bombay and Calcutta.”

Reported Movement and Catalogue Limitations

The internal mechanism is not visible in the provided photographic evidence. According to the seller's description, the movement was produced by Revue, is signed with the West End logo, and is in working condition.

The dating to the 1920s relies on the dealer's listing classification without independent documentary confirmation. Internal serial numbers, reference markings, or movement caliber numbers are not recorded in this source.

Evidence for this section
  • “This particular watch has a Revue movement which is working nicely.”
  • “The movement is signed with the West End logo.”
  • “Period 1920s Antiques”

Open research questions

  • What specific Revue movement caliber is fitted beneath the hinged case back?
  • Are there any serial numbers, military issue stamps, or retailer markings engraved on the interior or exterior of the hinged case back?
  • What specific luminescent material was used on the Arabic numerals and hands?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for West End Watch Co Gents Antique Wristwatch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerWest End Watch Co“Maker West End Watch Co”
Period1920s“Period 1920s Antiques”
OriginSwiss“Origin Swiss”
Case diameter41mm“The watch measures 41mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs.”
Case materialNickel“The case is nickel and it is in good condition”
Movement makerRevue“This particular watch has a Revue movement which is working nicely.”
Dial inscriptionBombay and Calcutta“The dial is signed with the West End Watch Co name together with the countries Bombay and Calcutta.”
Lens materialGlass“The watch has a glass lens has light marking but very acceptable.”
StrapVintage leather“The watch has a vintage leather strap.”

Visible details

  • White dial with luminescent Arabic numeral hour markers and an outer track
  • Onion-style winding crown positioned at 3 o'clock
  • Subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock
  • Dial inscribed 'WEST END WATCH CO' and 'BOMBAY - CALCUTTA'
  • Fitted with fixed wire lugs and a worn brown leather strap

Research qualifications

  • Internal movement and inner case back are not visible in the supplied photograph; movement caliber is source-reported
  • The dealer listing describes Bombay and Calcutta as countries

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Antiques Atlas - Gents Large Antique West End Watch Co Wrist Watch as170a14447

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 2f94f682c9

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