2018 Vertex M100 Manually Wound 'Dirty Dozen' 40mm

Here we have a rare 2018 Vertex M100 Manually Wound "Dirty Dozen" 40mm, the original version was first used in 1944 as a military issue watch, they were part of the 12 brands: Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor, and Vertex commissioned by the military during WWII. The brushed 40mm stainless steel case curves over your wrist, featuring tapered lugs, a lug-to-lug length of 49mm, and a case thickness of 10mm, ensuring a comfortable fit. On the right side, there is a coin-edged crown. A brushed stepped bezel holds a double-curved sapphire crystal above a matte black dial that has moulded Super-LumiNova Arabic numerals, adding height, real interest and dimension to the dial. Elegant syringe hands are lume-filled, and at 6 o’clock we have a recessed sub-seconds register. At 12 o’clock, in keeping with its military heritage, there sits a Broad Arrow (pheon), the mark indicating property issued by the British Government. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the engraved details of the watch around its edge and the Vertex embossed across the centre, inside a manually wound ETA 7001 with Rhodium finish and Cotes de Genève decoration. The watch comes paired with three 20mm Vertex-signed straps and a Vertex-signed buckle. The watch comes with its Vertex Peli case and paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Vertex Peli case and Vertex paperwork. The watch comes paired with three 20mm Vertex-signed straps and a Vertex-signed buckle. The watch is from Circa. 2018 and is in worn and enjoyed condition, as you can see from the photographs, a full case refurb can be provided at an additional cost on request. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

The Vertex M100 is still one of my favourite modern reinterpretations of the original military 'Dirty Dozen'. Cased in 40mm, it was brought into the modern world at the larger size, though Vertex has since released 36mm versions too. This example is one of the very first batch of 500 produced. If you have been considering adding a British brand to your collection, I would not hesitate to add this watch today!

Reference : M100
Movement : Manually Wound ETA 7001
Age : Circa. 2018
Year : 2018
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 10mm
Lug to Lug : 49mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Vertex was the brainchild of Claude Lyons of London born in 1885. At the age of 17, he started his involvement in the watch Industry. With the help of a £1000 loan, he set up Dreadnaught Watches in 1912. In 1915 they were producing watches for the British armed forces during WW1. In 1916 he founded Vertex Watches Ltd in both Hatton Gardens and Switzerland. In 1927 Vertex became the exclusive importer of Movado Watches to the UK. 1938 Henry Lyons Claude's son-in-law joins the company. In 1940 their Hatton Gardens premises were destroyed by a Luftwaffe bomb. In 1941 as a Captain in the British Army Henry was asked to create a watch suitable for the British military. 1944 saw the production of the Cal.59 W.W.W. Nav watch. Business continued successfully throughout the 50s and 60s. Sadly in 1972 due to the emergence of the Quartz revolution and the expiring of his lease in Hatton Gardens, Henry closed the Company. In 2015 Claude’s Great Grandson Don Cochrane re-established the Company. And the rest is history as they say.