Vintage 1944 Tissot India Civil Service Military 31mm Gents St/Steel Wrist Watch

A stunning rare gents Tissot military style watch that is working and keeping good time for its age though probably overdue a service. The inner caseback is stamped with reference numbers 6076 / 6072 and CS(I) denoting that this watch was supplied to the British Civil Service in India. The serial number accurately dates the watch production to 1944.

A mid-sized model, the watch has a two-piece case with solid upper body, moulded bezel and screw-down back. Interestingly a very similar model made by Omega, the Ref. 2165,  was also supplied to the British Civil Service in India. In 1930, Tissot and Omega had merged, forming an alliance under the banner of the SSIH. The collaboration enabled Tissot and Omega to pool resources and explains the close similarities between the Omega 2165 and this model – the dials are almost identical and the cases of both models, which share the same proportions, were made by the same case maker. The main difference between the Tissot and Omega models lie with the bezels: the Tissot has a scooped bezel whilst the Omega 2165 has a chamfered bezel.

The face has age related tropical discolouration, the syringe hands look fantastic, the case has small marks in places, the original crystal has some tiny marks in places. The black leather strap shows signs of wear but still has plenty of life left in it

It measures approx 31mm diameter excluding the crown by 38mm from lug to lug and fits a 16mm strap

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