British Army W.W.W. "Dirty Dozen"

Ref. W.W.W. · Historical design · 1944–1945

"Watch, Wristlet, Waterproof": black dial, luminous hands and markers, small seconds, shatterproof Perspex crystal, broad-arrow markings. Twelve makers supplied it; texts naming one maker's version (Vertex) link here too. Case sizes varied by maker (roughly 35–38mm).

Homages by price

Sizes in brackets are the difference from the original.

Homage	Price from	Share of original	Dia. mm	L2L mm	Thick mm	WR m	Crystal	Movement
Militado D12	$69	—	36	43.48	12	100	Sapphire	Seiko VD78A
Militado ML15 (K1)	$69	—	36	45	9.9	100	K1 mineral	Seiko VH31B
Militado ML15 (Sapphire)	$99	—	36	45	9.9	100	Sapphire	Seiko VH31B
Vaer S5 Dirty Dozen 40mm	$199	—	40	48	—	100	Sapphire	Miyota 1L45
Timefactors Smiths W.W.W. PRS-59	$647	—	36	44.5	11.5	100	Sapphire	Sellita SW216-1
Bausele 125 Field	$650	—	38	46	11	100	Sapphire	Miyota 82S5
Vaer A12 Dirty Dozen 36mm	$1,099	—	36	43	—	100	Sapphire	Sellita SW260-1
Vertex M36	$2,388	—	36	46.5	11	100	Sapphire	Sellita SW260-1
Vertex M100A	$2,777	—	40	49	12.2	100	Sapphire	Sellita SW260-1

Sources

• Monochrome, Your Guide to the "Dirty Dozen", including the only British member, Vertex (MoD criteria and the twelve makers)