During the last half of 1945, the British Ministry of Defence mandated new standards for watches intended for military issue. Twelve companies met these standards and manufactured the watches that would be dubbed the "Dirty Dozen" and fascinate collectors for decades.  While all the manufactures were confined to basic parameters — a black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hour and minute hands, a railroad minute track, and shatterproof crystal — each company produced varying numbers and slightly different executions, owing to their varied capabilities. Larger facilities, like Omega, were able to churn out tens of thousands of the W.W.W. timekeepers; smaller ones, like Grana, are said to have only been able to manufacture a few thousand.  Cyma was one of the more robust producers of the W.W.W., with production estimates nearing 20,000 individual pieces. Additionally, Cyma W.W.W.s were housed in sturdy steel cases, where makers like Record and Buren often resorted to chrome-plated brass cases. While this difference had little effect on the soldiers of WWII, the steel-bodied W.W.W.s have certainly enjoyed a more lasting survival than their brass counterparts. At 38mm and all stainless, it's a good size to suit modern tastes. This particular watch is in excellent condition, with full plots of uniformly nicely aged, puffy radium lume. Price: $2450 on the new strap pictured (later pictures) or $2350 on a NATO Price OBO including shipping (CONUS, Paypal F&F, or Zelle) (2450\*1.029=$2521 PP G&S). International shipping available, but I'll have to find out how much it costs before I quote.