GRANA German Army Issue "D.H." cal. Kurth Frères 321 / 1940s WWII

— Evidence of having come through the fighting —

One of the watches that came through the fires of the Second World War.

The letters "D.H." struck into the caseback speak quietly, as a witness to history.

— The Deutsches Heer marking —

"DH" stands for Deutsches Heer: "Deutsches" indicating a standard-issue watch and "Heer" the army.

In other words, a standard watch issued to the German army.

Army models not manufactured within Germany always carried this marking.

— Distinguished makers taking part —

Minerva, Longines, Zenith and many other distinguished makers produced them between 1942 and 1943.

They carry a real presence as issued equipment.

— Shock protection to German military specification —

This watch has shock protection, which can be called a German military specification.

During the Second World War, military watches fitted with shock protection were a distinctive feature of German models alone.

— Cal. KF321 —

The manual-wind Cal.321, produced in the 1940s by the distinguished Swiss house Kurth Frères S.A.

A finely built 15-jewel construction with Incabloc shock protection, combining robustness with reliability, it was widely used in sports and military watches of the period.

It keeps a fresh accuracy across the decades and goes on quietly speaking for its appeal as vintage.

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