with manual wind movement, the black dial with subsidiary seconds dial, silver Arabic numerals and silver hands, on a black leather strap, engraved to the case back "General Herman Breith, no. 12212", circa 1940s, case diameter approx. 38mm
Provenance: A private Hampshire collection.
The watch was specially made for General Hermann Breith, Commander of a Tank Brigade and recipient of a Knights Cross. It is illustrated in the book "Military Timepieces" by Konrad Knirim, page 177.
