Description

**West End Watch Co. “Kuwait 50th Independence” Limited Edition Automatic — 26/50**(Used)

Pre-owned Price 4500 AED

**Movement**
Swiss-made automatic movement, 25 jewels, visible through an exhibition sapphire case-back. Movement bridge marked “TWENTY-FIVE JEWELS SWISS MADE” with the West End Watch Co. “W” logo on the rotor. (Exact caliber not marked/visible — likely an ETA/Sellita-based automatic; recommend confirming under magnification before listing if you want to specify the base caliber.)

**Case & Dial**
Stainless steel case, 100m water resistant, with a sapphire display back. Grey/blue textured dial with silver applied hour markers and Arabic numerals at 12, 9, and 3. Dial signed “WEST END WATCH CO — LIMITED EDITION” at the top. Commemorative “50 INDEPENDENCE” text within a laurel wreath at 9 o’clock, marking Kuwait’s 50th anniversary of independence (1961–2011). Kuwait national emblem (dhow/ship crest) and a small Kuwaiti flag icon at 6 o’clock. Bilingual day/date window at 3 o’clock showing the day in Arabic (الخميس / Thursday) and the date in Arabic-Indic numerals. “SWISS MADE” printed at 6 o’clock beneath the crest.

**Case-back**
Engraved “LIMITED EDITION — 26/50,” “WATERRESISTANT 100 M,” “WEST END WATCH CO — SWISS MADE,” and reference “16 8000.” Individually numbered piece, 26 of a 50-piece limited run.

**Bracelet/Strap**
Black textured leather strap (croc-embossed pattern) with steel pin buckle.

**Condition**
Case and crystal present clean with good overall finish; caseback and dial engraving/printing sharp and legible. Please verify automatic winding function and day/date changeover before listing as fully serviced.

**Collector Notes**
A genuinely scarce regional commemorative — issued in a run of only 50 pieces to mark the 50th anniversary of Kuwait’s independence in 2011, making this a piece of real Gulf horological history rather than a generic tribute dial. The combination of the national emblem, flag colors, and Arabic day/date function gives it strong appeal specifically to Kuwaiti and wider Gulf collectors, and the low production number (26/50) adds meaningful rarity and provenance value that’s worth highlighting prominently in the title.

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