2018 Vertex M100 Manually Wound 'Dirty Dozen' 40mm

Here we have a 2018 Vertex M100 Manually Wound 'Dirty Dozen', 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 with tapered lugs, a lug-to-lug length of 49mm and a case thickness of 10mm, ensuring a comfortable fit. A brushed stepped bezel holds a double-curved sapphire crystal above a matte black dial featuring moulded Super-LumiNova Arabic numerals, adding height, real interest, and dimension. Elegant syringe hands are lume-filled, and at 6 o’clock, we have a sub-seconds register. At 12 o’clock, in keeping with its military heritage, there sits a Broad Arrow (pheon), the mark indicating British Government Issue property. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with Vertex embossed across the centre, inside a manually wound ETA 7001 with Rhodium finish and Cotes de Genève decoration. It comes paired with its original 20mm black Vertex signed rubber strap with Vertex signed buckle and an additional 20mm black Vertex signed leather strap with 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. It comes paired with its original 20mm black Vertex signed rubber strap with Vertex signed buckle and an additional 20mm black Vertex signed leather strap with Vertex signed buckle. The watch is from Circa. 2018 and is in worn condition with light signs of wear on the watch, as you can see from the photographs. 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 expiration of his lease in Hatton Gardens, Henry closed the Company. In 2015, Claude’s Great Grandson Don Cochrane, re-established the Company.