The name of “Queen Anne” was given to this wristwatch in homage to the last queen of England and Ireland of the Stuart dynasty, whose reign, from 1702 to 1714, was marked by the ascendancy of the British navy over the oceans of the world and by the birth of the United Kingdom through the union of Scotland with England and Ireland. This watch proved itself worthy of its name, so dear to the British, by its exceptional qualities of reliability and resistance to all the trials of everyday life - like Queen Anne herself.
As one of the oldest Swiss watch brands and one of the few that has been in continuous operation for over 120 years, nearly 15 million watches bearing the West End Watch Co. brand have been sold worldwide, particularly in India with over 100,000 Queen Anne watches sold.
Source: Author: Anirban Mitra 2014. https://thatsanirban.blogspot.com/2014/08/anaffair-to-no-end.html?m=1
Nice vintage watch. Ive seen this West End at second hand watch shops in Bangalore in restored condition with changed dials or changed hands
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