Services "Daventry" Manual Winding Oris Cal 296 Movement Watch

Full service just carried out, a distinctive Two-Tone dial Services watch , late 1940's with an Oris .296 movement.
A rare find in this condition, with a charming silver/cream two tone dial, in excellent condition, with black markers, and sub second dial at six, perfect lumed hands, and a chrome plated 30mmx33mm case.
The Services Watch Co., Ltd was founded in Leiester sometime during the 1920s by a Frank Liquorish it was dissolved in 2002 although Services watches stopped being available sometime around 1980. The company never actually made complete watches themselves instead they either had them made by other firms or bought parts in which were assembled by the company. During the early years & up to WWII one of their main suppliers appears to have been an as yet unknown German firm who made complete watches (pocket & wrist) for them. These were labled `German Made` or `Foreign` probably depending on the political climate. German Services watches of this period have simple but sturdy unjeweled pin-pallet movements. Sometime after the mid 1930s Services appear to have started sourcing watches from Switzerland although there are examples which again use simple pin-pallet movements others have jeweled ones. Initially after the end of WWII the company continued to source from Switzerland (the Oris Watch Company), these for some reason like the pre-war German models were marked as `Foreign`. Due to restrictions on importing `luxury` goods during the early 1950s Services switched to UK based suppliers such as Louis Newmark Ltd., Perfect Works, Stafford Road, Croydon, Surrey (marked Made in England`) & later by the Anglo-Celtic Watch Co.Ltd., Gurnos Works, Ystradgynlais, Wales when they are usually marked as being `Made In Gt Britain` (or similar).While most Services watches from this period used un-jewelled movements a few there were a few 5 Jeweled models. Later Services again begain sourcing from Swtizerland including a Chronograph using a 17 Jewel Venus movement . From 50s until they ceased production they produced watches sourced or using parts from Switzerland, Britain, East Germany, Russia & Hong Kong.