Product Details

SKU Code: BOOKZW
 
The Concise Guide to Military Timepieces 1880-1990 (Second Edition) By Z Wesolowski

Filled with concise descriptions and explanations of more than 150 models, and including a guide to current price ranges.

Chapters cover, in chronological order: pocket and deck watches, wristwatches, aviators watches, chronographs, timers, stop watches, divers watches and clocks.

An invaluable reference for collectors.

Mr. Wesolowski brings you the first illustrated guide devoted specifically to the highly collectible field of military watches and clocks.

He offers for collectors and dealers alike illustrations and detailed descriptions of more than 150 distinct models issued over the past century to the armed forces of Britain, the United States, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, Holland. Canada, Czechoslovakia and Japan.

Included is an illustrated guide to some 160 identification markings to be found on the military timepieces of these nations plus Spain, Sweden, Austro-Hungary, Poland, China, Chile and Peru.

Fascinating examples include the watches issued to the Zeppelin Airship crews of the Great War, and to the first generation of fighter pilots who hunted them in the night skies over London.

The trench watches acquired by officers and men whose struggle on the western Front changed the face of warfare forever; timepieces specific to the crews of Doenitz's U-boats are included as well.

Mr. Wesolowski presents watches of the Allied antisubmarine destroyers and corvettes which scoured the wartime Atlantic for the "wolf-packs", the watches issued to Luftwaffe aircrews in the Battle of Britain, and to the RAF and USAAF flyers who carried the air war back over the Third Reich.

He includes watches developed for the Italian frogmen who led the world in clandestine underwater operations during the first half of the Second World War, and for their US counterparts of the UDTs.

Current watches include those issued to today's jet fighter pilots, nuclear submarine crews, and Special Forces.

This book will be an invaluable reference horologists at every level of expertise; and will prove particularly useful to collectors of average means, whose imaginations are captured by their dramatic historical associations.

Excellent! Get it!

7-1/2" X 10-1/4", Hardcover w/dustjacket, 192 pages, profusely illustrated w/380 black & white photographs.

• Delivery

  • Delivery charges are as follows:

    USA/CANADA	EUROPE	UK	REST OF THE WORLD
    Tracked Mail US$11.50	Tracked Mail €9.50 / £7.95 / US$11.50	Tracked Mail  £7.95	Tracked Mail US$11.50 / €9.50 / £7.95
    Express Courier UPS or FedEx  US$25.00	Express Courier UPS or FedEx  €22.50 / £19.00 / US$27.00	Express Courier  UPS £16.00	Express Courier UPS or FedEx  US$41.50 / €34.00 / £29.00

     

    You will generally receive two emails after placing an order, the first will be a confirmation of receipt of the order and payment, this will be followed by a notification of shipment  once the goods are dispatched. When an order and payment has been processed, goods will be shipped by the Post Office or Courier within 48 hours. Please note that our shipping centers are closed on Saturdays and Sundays therefore orders placed during this time may take up to 72 hours to be dispatched, this includes orders after 13:00 European time on Fridays.

    The estimated delivery times are as set out below:

    • USA Registered Mail: 4 to 12 days
    • USA UPS: 2 to 3 days
    • Europe UPS: 2 to 5 days
    • Europe Registered Mail: 7 to 14 days
    • UK DPD or UPS: 12 to 48 hours
    • UK Royal Mail: 1 to 3 days
    • Rest of World UPS: 3 to 10 days
    • Rest of World Registered Mail: 7 to 21 days

    All shipping estimates exclude Saturdays and Sundays when our packing and shipping centres are closed.
    

    Due to the current global pandemic we would recommend placing your order as soon as possible if the item is a gift or especially time sensitive to avoid any unforeseen disruptions to the delivery schedule. There are currently some disruptions with delivery services such as USPS, but currently things seem to be improving.
    

    Whilst we make every effort to deliver your order within the above timeframes this is a guide and delivery cannot be guaranteed. We will not accept responsibility for delays caused by our Couriers or any National postal service. If the goods are not delivered within the time we have estimated, please feel free to contact us or email admin@mwc.watch, and we will do everything possible to resolve the issue promptly. We will not be liable for any loss caused to you by late delivery.

    Our delivery charges covers the cost of shipping the goods to you. However, this does not include import charges and administration fees to clear the goods when entering your country. 

    It is the responsibility of the purchaser to understand that charges may apply and pay all subsequent import tax and duty on goods shipped to their respective Country. In the instance that items are returned to MWC as a result of a rejected payment, subsequent charges incurred such as Import Duty and processing costs will be deducted from any refund issued. For further information on this please contact accounts@mwc-distribution.com 

    We do not accept any liability for goods that have been lost after delivery to a PO Box. We reserve the right to cancel orders where the delivery address is a PO Box. Furthermore, we also do not accept any liability for goods that have been lost after they are confirmed as delivered to APO or BFPO locations. 

    It is the Customer's responsibility to notify us if the goods have not been received within 21 days of the estimated delivery date or time of ordering. If no notification is made within this time period the buyer shall be deemed to have received the goods.

    Failed delivery of an item ordered due to non-acceptance of the delivery

    Please note that if you order an item and the delivery company inform us that the item was refused it would be returned back to us, in many cases especially with FedEx, UPS etc they will also charge a return fee to send it back. Because in these circumstances we have done everything that is required to get the item to you we would refund less both the outbound and Inbound shipping charges once the item was received back at our packing and shipping centre. Unfortunately sometimes if you are having the order delivered to a business location the people receiving inbound parcels are prone to refuse an item without checking with the individual concerned we would strongly recommend being very cautious in this situation and notifying the people who handle the incoming parcels that you are expecting a delivery to avoid this problem occurring. Usually, we would be notified there is a delivery issue and would email you for your instructions, normally these sorts of problems can be avoided if you contact the carrier and tell them there is an error but it's very important to act quickly to avoid the return and associated costs.