This day date Sowar from West End Watch Co. has a good ETA movement and is not your average timepiece. Model reference 03 6774 30
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
Annoyingly the advert we found on the West End Watch website, which features this model, is not dated. And we have an advert from 1966 featuring a day date Sowar watch too. The movement used in this watch was produced between 1991 and 2006, so this circa 1996 date is unfortunately a little vague. If you can help then please do contact us.
CONDITION
West End Watches are a Swiss brand founded in 1886, and predominantly focused on the Indian market. Before long they provided most of the watches to the Indian Railway, and in the first World War the British Indian Army had West End Watches – both operations where timing is critical to life. It was in 1917 the name Sowar, which translates to the cavalryman, was registered. This watch is unusual in being a triple gold (gold plated case, bracelet and gold colour dial) watch with significant lume on the numerals and cathedral hands. You also have the quick set day and date behind an acrylic crystal with magnifiers set underneath the crystal, so it is a busy look. The red second hand is matched by the red Sowar logo. All is working well and the ETA 2484 movement is clean. There is nothing negative to report, save for light marks where the watch has been worn which look worse under studio lights than in reality. The long bracelet has been cleaned in our ultrasonic bath.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 36.0 mm
Width without crown 34.0 mm
Between lugs 18.0 mm
Lug to lug length 38.2 mm
Case Thickness 11.0 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 201 mm. The bracelet can be sized for you if you give us your wrist size when placing the order.
All sizes are approximate.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.