MINT AS NEW BLACK NICKLE BOER WAR WATCH

Wristwatches evolved in the latter years of the 19th century primarily as an extension of pocket watches. More commonly these watches were ladies watches, but they developed into essential and widely used objects during World War I. The advent of this development of "wristlets" during the War marked a major turning point in the evolution of watches.
In 1880 Girard-Perregaux supplied wristwatches to the German Imperial Navy following a complaint, from an artillery officer, that it was difficult for him to be operating a pocket watch, timing a bombardment, and preparing his artillery to return fire. He strapped a pocket watch to his wrist and reported this to his superiors. His superiors liked the idea and invited watchmakers, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, to travel to Berlin to discuss production of watches attached to wrist bracelets.

Louis Brandt & Frere participated in the 1889 Paris World Fair as member of the jury The jury member was Brandt, son of Louis (and brother of Louis-Paul, with whom he launched the OMEGA brand in 1894). Their Paris address was the company's first foreign sales office and this was where some of the first watches were assembled, for use on a wrist band.

During the Boer War, from 1899-1902, wristwatches or “wristlets” as they were called were popular, not just, in the higher echelons of the British army but also the German Imperial Army.
Such early watches came in a variety of forms from silver and gold pieces to nickel. Some have subsidery dials at 6 some at 9 and some no subsidery at all. This example is a absolute beauty and bears the following attributes:

Red 12
Spade hands
Origional crown
Subsidery seconds
Stunning movement.

This watch is like new.