Disposal of Surplus Timepieces after World War Two - Revision history

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ATP

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	* stainless steel or nickel chrome waterproof cases.		* stainless steel or nickel chrome waterproof cases.
	Approximately 133,600 ATP wristwatches were supplied to the War Office		Approximately 133,600 ATP wristwatches were supplied to the War Office

	===Pocket Watches===		===Pocket Watches===
	Over 80 per cent of all surplus timepieces sold directly after WWII were pocket watches. For price control purposes, pocket watches were divided into two categories depending on whether or not the watch had luminous markers on the dial.		Over 80 per cent of all surplus timepieces sold directly after WWII were pocket watches. For price control purposes, pocket watches were divided into two categories depending on whether or not the watch had luminous markers on the dial.

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Developing a British Watch Industry

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	For economic reasons, it was important to avoid the expenditure of hard currency in peace time on imported watches. To nurture a fledgling watch industry, a range of policy measures was developed. This included limiting imports		For economic reasons, it was important to avoid the expenditure of hard currency in peace time on imported watches. To nurture a fledgling watch industry, a range of policy measures was developed. This included limiting imports
	through quotas and providing development contracts to domestic firms such as Smiths to produce specialised watches		through quotas and providing development contracts to domestic firms such as [[Smiths]] to produce specialised watches
	for the three Services.		for the three Services.

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Acknowledgements

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	* excessive profits were not made by racketeers.		* excessive profits were not made by racketeers.
	===Acknowledgements===		===Acknowledgements===
	Grateful acknowledgment is made to Dr Konrad Knirim ~~for generously providing photos which also appear in his book~~		Grateful acknowledgment is made to Dr Konrad Knirim , and David Read for his valuable advice and guidance. Thanks also to the Royal Air Force Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.
	~~British Military Timepieces~~, and David Read for his valuable advice and guidance. Thanks also to the Royal Air Force
	Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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Acknowledgements

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	Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.		Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.

	Further Reading ~~- MWR forum~~		==Further Reading==

	~~See also:~~

	* [[Zulu Time - History of The British Military General Service Wristwatch]]		* [[Zulu Time - History of The British Military General Service Wristwatch]]

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Acknowledgements

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	British Military Timepieces, and David Read for his valuable advice and guidance. Thanks also to the Royal Air Force		British Military Timepieces, and David Read for his valuable advice and guidance. Thanks also to the Royal Air Force
	Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.		Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.

			Further Reading - MWR forum

			See also:

			* [[Zulu Time - History of The British Military General Service Wristwatch]]
			* [[British Armed Forces Issued Watches]]
			* [[The Dirty Dozen]]

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Price Ceilings

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	quick profit on the transaction. In fact, some sections of the trade used the Price Control Order in a perverted sense by, for example, advertising at £4.10s ‘for which the Government price is £8.10s’. The Price Control Order was revoked on 7 March 1951.		quick profit on the transaction. In fact, some sections of the trade used the Price Control Order in a perverted sense by, for example, advertising at £4.10s ‘for which the Government price is £8.10s’. The Price Control Order was revoked on 7 March 1951.

	===Types of Timepieces=== Generally, timepieces identified in the Price Control Order were those which could be readily sold on the civilian market without modification (unlike, for example, aircraft clocks). Timepieces		===Types of Timepieces===
			Generally, timepieces identified in the Price Control Order were those which could be readily sold on the civilian market without modification (unlike, for example, aircraft clocks). Timepieces
	were ‘thrown-up’ by all three Services: Army, Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Air Force (RAF), with the bulk of timepieces identified as surplus to military requirements being of the pocket watch type.		were ‘thrown-up’ by all three Services: Army, Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Air Force (RAF), with the bulk of timepieces identified as surplus to military requirements being of the pocket watch type.

	===Wristwatches===		===Wristwatches===
	Directly after WWII there were three regular types of wristwatches deemed surplus to requirements and the subject		Directly after WWII there were three regular types of wristwatches deemed surplus to requirements and the subject

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Acknowledgements

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	British Military Timepieces, and David Read for his valuable advice and guidance. Thanks also to the Royal Air Force		British Military Timepieces, and David Read for his valuable advice and guidance. Thanks also to the Royal Air Force
	Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.		Museum, Royal Australian Air Force Museum and The National Archives UK.

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Pocket Watches

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The Competitive Tender Scheme

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Disposal Scheme

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 that the disposal through the trade conformed to the principles of the White Paper and were astounded that MAP would wish to take a different course from that provisionally agreed by the BOT. Industry contended that sale by competitive tendering to a wide field would damage many of the small retailers who could not possibly compete against bigger retailers. Industry representatives said that the trade had served the Government well during the war (eg, by acting as a cloak for the import of military timepieces) and it was now up to the Government to see that they were given a fair deal.
-MAP defended its
+MAP defended its approach by indicating that the disposal of surplus watches as near as possible to the end user was not inconsistent with White Paper principles, and there was no intention to sell outside the trade. MAP felt that sale by competitive tender was fair both to the trade and the end user. Nevertheless, MAP did acknowledge that the proposed scheme for distribution through a disposal company had certain merits. Chiefly, such an approach would facilitate control of the rate of release and geographical distribution of surpluses. But, it was MAP’s view that the demand for most types of timepieces would likely be so great that rapid disposal of all surpluses would not have a disruptive effect on the market. Also, ensuring fair distribution could partly be achieved by advertising the tender process throughout the UK.
-approach by indicating that the disposal of surplus watches as
+===The Competitive Tender Scheme===
 Under the disposal scheme developed and implemented by the
 MAP, watches of standard service types and clocks which were