Hi -

Saw this rather late, but here's my two cents' worth:

I have a lovely 24-hour Elgin WW2 military watch that is drop-dead gorgeous and perhaps is the highlight of my modest collection.

Elgin is marked on the face, but it's glossy black paint on dead flat black face, which means that sure, you can see it, but you really have to look for it.

That might be a very elegant solution for any sort of labelling requirements for this watch: you could put "England" down below the 6 in a glossy black and you'd not intrude, visually, on what would at first glance appear to be a sterile face.

Like I said, just an idea... :-)

JohnF