2023 Vertex MP45 Arctic Manually Wound Monopusher
Ref: MP45 Arctic M
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : Manufacturer Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Vertex tough pelican case & Vertex paperwork, plus all the accessories that come with the MP45. The watch comes paired with a 20mm black leather strap, a 20mm rubber strap and a 20mm NATO strap with Vertex signed buckle. The watch is in worn condition with very few signs of wear, likely worn a handful of times. The watch was originally purchased in May 2023 and comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have the Vertex MP45, a mono-pusher chronograph first commissioned in 1945 but never put into production due to rationing. Its 40mm brushed stainless steel asymmetric case has a stepped bezel, a double-domed box crystal protects an Artic White dial with an outer minute track with lume pips and two red pips at 12 o’clock, printed black Arabic numerals mark the hours, at 3 o’clock sits the 30-minute sub-register and at 9 o’clock sits the sub-seconds register, precise syringe hands and needle-sharp chronograph seconds hand-painted with Super-LumiNova In keeping with the military theme sits the Broad Arrow (pheon) signifying a British military issue, British government property, marking at 6 o’clock. On the back, we have an exhibition screw-down case back showcasing the manually wound Sellita Cal. SW510 MP, 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, a movement finished in Rhodium and blued screws. The watch comes paired with a 20mm black leather strap, a 20mm rubber strap and a 20mm NATO strap in the box, and the watch comes with its Vertex tough pelican case, accessories and paperwork.
Personal Note
We have sold the automatic reference in the past and it is a fantastic watch, however, this manually wound example reduces the thickness slightly and this really does make a world of difference on the wrist for me. Vertex has been and always will be a brand I admire and support, what Don has done to bring it back has been great to watch and I am excited to see how things develop.
The Brand
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 in 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. And the rest is history as they say.