ELLIS BROS Trench Watch By Civic Watch Co. Swiss Made 1910's Gruen 5 Case Lug to Lug

5 Case Lug to Lug 50

It is an self-winding watch with a Clinton automatic movement

based in Chistipol

It is a manual wind watch with a Helbros movement 238

of the watch"

ELLIS BROS Trench Watch By Civic Watch Co. Swiss Made 1910's Gruen 5 Case Lug to LugCIVIC WATCH Co. Rumors say that Civic Watch Co. was used by Omega Watch Co., New York on some of their less expensive watches which were exported to the U. S. A. from WWI to the 1920's. Also, another story says that Civic Watch Co. was (in some way) associated with the Buren Watch Co., of Buren, Switzerland. In the same way, Civic was a trademarks of Civic Watch Co. S. A., Buren, Switzerland registered on December 11, 1911. They were named for watch