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LRF ANTIQUE WATCHES

Below you will find and absolutely incredible photo archive of WWI trench watches that I have restored over the past 10+ years. Some watches were fully restored and some watches only had mechanical repairs done to them to preserve originality. 

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The Illinois Watch Case Company Admirals & Generals.

This is the ONLY COMPLETE SET of the eight IWCCo Admiral & General trench watch cases 

in this series known to exist with the regular crown and offset crown configurations.

1917 WWI Offset Crown Waltham Admiral Benson Trench Watch
1917 WWI Swivel Lug Elgin Admiral Benson Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin RED 12 Offset Crown Admiral Evans Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin RED 12 Admiral Evans Trench Watch
1917 WWI 39mm Offset Crown Elgin General Joffre Trench Watch
1918 WWI 39mm Gold Filled Elgin General Joffre
1917 WWI Offset Crown Elgin General Funston Trench Watch
1917 WWI Elgin RED 12 General Funston Trench Watch

The Integrated Crystal Guard Trench Watches

These guards are actually part of the case, not an aftermarket attachment.

1917 WWI Waltham Trench Watch, Fahys Integrated Guard Case
1916 WWI Waltham Demi Hunter Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin ONGARD Trench Watch, NAWCCo Case
1917 WWI Elgin General Funston Integrated Guard Trench Watch, ONLY One Known to Exist
1917 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, Fahys Integrated Guard Case
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, Fahys Integrated Guard Case
1917 WWI Waltham Trench Watch, Fahys Integrated Case
WWI Elgin & Waltham Trench Watches, Fahys Integrated Guard Case, Original KHAKI Straps

Waltham Depollier KHAKI Trench Watch Cases

1918 Waltham Depollier KHAKI Cushion Case Trench Watch
1918 WWI Waltham Depollier TIFFANY & Co Trench Watch
1917 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI Trench Watch, removable bottom lug
Extremely RARE 1917 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI Barrel Case Trench Watch
1918 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI Trench Watch
1917 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI Trench Watch, original yellow military crystal
14k Solid Gold 1918 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI Trench Watch, Original Factory Strap
1917 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI Trench Watch, Original Strap & Sterling Clasp

The RED 12 Elgin & Waltham Trench Watches

1915 WWI Offset Crown Waltham RED 12 Trench Watch
1917 WWI Waltham RED 12 Trench Watch, Illinois Coin Edged Case
1918 WWI Waltham RED 12 Trench Watch, B&B GF Case
1915 WWI Waltham RED XII Trench Watch
1916 WWI Offset Crown Elgin RED XII Trench Watch
1916 WWI Elgin Shadow Box RED 12 Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin RED 12 Admiral Benson Trench Watch
1916 WWI Elgin RED 12 Trench Watch, 14k Solid Gold

The WWI Elgin "STAR DIAL" Series Trench Watches

1918 WWI US Army ISSUED Elgin Black Star Dial Trench Watch
1917 WWI Elgin White Star Dial Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin Enamel White Star Dial Barrel Case Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin PERSHING Black Star Dial Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin Black Star Dial Trench Watch
1917 WWI Offset Crown Elgin White Star Dial Trench Watch
1918 WWI Elgin Black Star Dial Trench Watch
US Army ISSUED WWI 1918 Elgin Black Star Dial Trench Watch

The Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Trench Watches

1919 Depollier Waterproof Trench Watch, EXTREMELY RARE 14k Solid Gold Case Back Disk
1919 Waltham Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Watch
1918 WWI Elgin Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Watch
1919 Waltham Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Watch
1919 Waltham Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Watch
1919 Illinois Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Watch, US Army ISSUED
1919 Illinois Depollier Waterproof Field & Marine Watch, USA= US Army
Waltham Depollier Waterproof in original factory box

The 36mm Semi-Hermetic Dennison Trench Watch Cases

1915 WWI Waltham Dennison Trench Watch, ONLY Enamel Dial of its kind
1915 WWI Waltham Dennison Trench Watch, Nickel, British Military ISSUED
1915 WWI Waltham Dennison Trench Watch, Nickel, British Military ISSUED
Waltham Dennison Trench Watch , British Military Broad Arrow ISSUED
1916 WWI Waltham Dennison Trench Watch w/ "Mesh Guard"
9k Solid Gold 1917 WWI Waltham Dennison RED 12 Trench Watch
1917 WWI Elgin Dennison Black Dial Trench Watch
1915 WWI Waltham Dennison Trench Watch, 36mm

The Trench Watch Shrapnel Guards, Crystal Guards

WWI Waltham Trench Watch, GF Glagovsky Daisy Crystal Guard
WWI Waltham Trench Watch, Telephone Dial Crystal Guard
WWI Waltham Trench Watch, Mealy CROSS Crystal Guard
WWI Elgin Trench Watch, Khaki Mesh Guard
1918 WWI Waltham Cushion Case Trench Watch, Cushion Shaped Glagovsky Daisy Crystal Guard
WWI Waltham Trench Watch, Frank Farr PINWHEEL Crystal Guard
WWI Waltham Trench Watch, THE LATH Guard
1917 WWI Elgin Trench Watch w/ Crystal Guard

Original Condition Trench Watches 

Only Mechanical Repairs Have Been Done

1919 Waltham Matalene Waterproof Wrist Watch
1918 WWI Elgin White Star Dial Trench Watch, US Army Issued
1918 WWI Illinois Telephone Dial Trench Watch
1917 WWI Elgin General Funston Trench Watch, Original Leather Compass Strap
1918 WWI Elgin Trench Watch, Original KHAKI Strap
1918 WWI Offset Crown Elgin Black Star Dial Trench Watch
1918 WWI Waltham Trench Watch, US Army Issued
1918 WWI Elgin General Funston Trench Watch

More Original Condition Trench Watches

Only Mechanical Repairs Have Been Done

1917 WWI Elgin Trench Watch, STAR Crystal Guard
1917 WWI Elgin Trench Watch, Original KHAKI Strap
1916 WWI Elgin Trench Watch, Mealy DUO Crystal Guard
1918 WWI Illinois Burlington Trench Watch

The GIANT Size 6s 38mm - 39mm Waltham & Elgin Trench Watches

1918 WWI Elgin General Joffre Trench Watch, GIANT 39mm Case
1918 WWI Elgin General Joffre Trench Watch, GIANT 39mm Case
1918 WWI Elgin RED 12 Trench Watch, GIANT 39mm Illinois Case
1918 WWI Waltham GIANT Size 6s Waltham Trench Watch, 38mm Case
1918 WWI Elgin & Waltham 38mm Trench Watches w/ Shrapnel Guards
1917 WWI GIANT Size 6s, 38mm, Elgin Trench Watch
1917 WWI GIANT Size 6s, 39mm Waltham General Joffre Trench Watch
1918 WWI GIANT Size 6s, 39mm Gold Filled Elgin RED XII General Joffre Trench Watch

Very Special 1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, this Officer Had the Names of the French Towns he Visited During WWI Engraved onto the Watch Case

1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved
1918 WWI Illinois Trench Watch, French City Engraved

Extremely Rare BEHEMOTH 44mm - 47mm Size 12s Elgin Trench Watches

BEHEMOTH 47mm Size 12s Crown Watch Company Trench Watch
BEHEMOTH 47mm Size 12s Crown Watch Company Trench Watch
BEHEMOTH 47mm Size 12s Crown Watch Company Trench Watch
31mm Size 3/0s Waltham Depollier & 47mm Size 12s Crown Trench Watch for Scale
BEHEMOTH Size 12s 44mm 1917 WWI Elgin Admiral Evans Trench Watch
BEHEMOTH Size 12s 44mm 1917 WWI Elgin Admiral Evans Trench Watch
BEHEMOTH Size 12s 44mm 1917 WWI Elgin Admiral Evans Trench Watch
1918 Size 3/0s, 32mm Waltham Admiral Evans Trench Watch & 1917 Size 12s, 44mm Elgin Admiral Evans Trench Watch for Scale

EXTREMELY RARE WWI Elgin & Waltham Trench Watches

Only 1-3 Examples of each Trench Watch are Known to Exist

1918 WWI Waltham Depollier KHAKI BARREL Trench Watch
Depollier Generation #4 Waterproof Wrist Watch, ONLY one known to exist
1917 GIANT Size 6s, 39mm OFFSET CROWN Elgin General Joffre, ONLY one known to exist
1918 14k Solid Gold Elgin Trench Watch w/ 14k "US" Buckle
Only Known Complete Set of the 1911 New England Lever Cavours, America's VERY FIRST Men's Wrist Watch
1916 WWI Elgin Trench Watch, BLUE BOLD Arabic Font
1916 WWI Waltham RED CROSS Doctor's Trench Watch
1917 WWI Offset Crown RED XII Elgin Trench Watch, Factory Tag Still Attached

WWI Trench Watch Advertising from 100+ Years Ago

WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches
WWI Trench Watch Advertising, LRF Antique Watches

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