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Tegrov
Divers Watch
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Mint condition Tegrov Swiss made hand winding divers wristwatch. Tegrov were a common brand in the 1960’s and 1970’s that competed at the popular end of the markt with nice looking watches, very stylish during the era and a low cost. This one is a hand winding watch dating the the early 1970’s and the styling is typical of this era.It is bold, brash, colourful and a very funky case shape. It is a style that went horribly out of fashion in the 1980’s and 1990’s as modern quartz watches dominated at this end of the market. Now that that craze is over, watches like this tegrov are regarded as many as style icons and very retro cool looking. The case is bold and sturdy looking and very thick, square with rounded edges. It has got a black dial with tritium dial markings to the indices and primary numbers, and red and white 60 second markers. There is a date at the 3 position which is white wheel with red print. There is a red and white chequered pattern towards the 9 position which is off centre and quirky looking but adding a sporty feel to it. It has got a resin bi directional non ratcheted rotating bezel iin black with red to the first twenty minutes and white print. It has got a Swiss made hand winding 17 jewel movement which is working very well and ticking away sweetly. It comes on a period bracelet which is unsigned so possibly not original. It is abeads of rice style bracelet with folding clasp. The case back states that the watch is water resistant, anti magnetic and shock proof. It has a steel case back and the case is chrome plated base metal. Nice all around watch to be enjoyed as originally intended, a funky sporty timepiece on a budget. Dimensions are as follows. Width is 36 mm excluding the crown, 39 mm including the crown, lug to lug is 42 mm and thickness is 13.5 mm. Ref. VIN 562. Price is £135 or US $275 |
Caravelle
by Bulova Automatic Wristwatch – New Old Stock
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New old stock and recently serviced Caravelle automatic wristwatch made by Bulova. Bulova has a long history and tradition with watchmaking beginning in 1875. Bulova have been responsible for many innovations in wristwatches, the biggest being the development of the Accutron watch, the first fully electric battery operated watch. The Accutron watches are now collectors classics especially the Spaceview which gave the owner of the watch a view of the movement through a glass top case so that the electronic circuitry could be clearly seen. This was a quantum leap forward from the mechanical watches of the day. The Caravelle brand was launched by Bulova in the in the 1960’s. It was designed to introduce a more cost effective wristwatch that was reliable and accurate with fully jeweled Swiss movements that competitively priced alongside non jeweled disposable watches that tended to break after a year or two of use. This proved successful and the fully jewellled watches such as the Caravelle became the order of the day with cheap non jeweled watches eventually being phased out as nobody would buy them if they could get a watch such as a Caravelle for the same price. This one was made in the 1970’s and takes on a styling typical of the early 1970’s. Indeed it does look very familiar to an Omega Dynamic. This was perhaps a deliberate ploy where a customer could get a watch as good as a dynamic at about a third of the price. This was since Caravelle initially designed watches to retail between $10.95 to $29.95. The watch is new old stock meaning that it has been preserved in its original condition, this is usually due to old stock that has been previously unsold and they come to light when retailers move premises and they are found in storage. case is brushed stainless steel with radial pattern and polished case sides. It is a large and chunky watch with a substantial feel to it. The case back is screw on and still has the original wax seal in place that was originally put on watches in this period. The dial is an attractive and period bulls eye type dial with light blue central track against a navy blue dial with red seconds indices and white and silver hour markers. There is a day and date at the 3 position. The winding crown is original and signed with the letter C. The bracelet is a replacement and not original to the watch. The watch is marked as being waterproof but this is not tested. Also it is marked as being anti magnetic and shock resistant. It is a handsome looking and stylish watch very reminiscent of the designs of the early 1970’s and is a collectors classic in outstanding condition. The watch was recently serviced and is in outstanding overall condition inside and out. It comes with the original hang tag indicating Caravelle on one side and the model reference number of 683 01 01 on the rear side of the hang tag. Dimensions are as follows: width is 44 mm excluding the crown, 45 mm including the crown, lug to lug is 40 mm and thickness is 12.5 mm. VIN 554. Price is £175 or US $295 |
Tissot 18 Karat Gold Vintage Gents Watch
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Good condition Tissot 18 karat gold gents hand winding wristwatch. Tissot are one of the pioneering and entrepreneurial Swiss watchmakers that allowed them to succeed and be one of the mainstream Swiss watchmakers since 1853. It has been their dedicated and meticulous work that has enabled the production of high quality watches at affordable prices. None more so than this one. It is a an all round good looking and practical watch. This is another one of Tissot’s pioneering watches in terms of design and construction. The watch is outstanding value for money. The weight is 12.5 grams and at current gold prices the case is worth £250. The watch is a lovely looking piece. It is a proper vintage and a very early watch dating to the late 1940’s. Despite its age, the watch is running very well and keeping good time. The case is a cushion shape case with fixed bars, and typical of the cases made in this era. The dial is showing some signs of age and faded from silver to a creamy yellow colour and it is showing darker discolouration around the numerals. It has a Swiss made Tissot movement and it is hand winding. The strap is not original but has been left on the watch as it is a an olds looking strap and fitting for the age of the watch, the leather on the strap is in good condition and strong and durable. It also comes in a very old box, but not the original box. This is a watch that is valued not much more above its weight in gold and is a lovely vintage collectible that will retain its value. Dimensions are as follows. Width is 32 mm excluding the crown, 33 mm including the crown, 34 mm lug ot lug and 9 mm thick. Price is £345 or US $575 |
Swiss Emperor Hand
Winding Chronograph
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Excellent condition Swiss Emperor manual winding chronograph. The Swiss Emperor was a small Swiss company now defunct that was more famous for making wrist alarms. They did however come up with some very good quality, robust and durable watches. This one dates from the 1960’s and is in a typical late 1960’s dress style intended for more formal wear with smart clothes or a suit. The case is gold plated in a classical styling with long narrow lugs, square flat ended pushers and flat winding crown. The dial is in lovely condition with minor patina showing up towards the printed area, it is in a pearly silver colour with wonderfully contrasting polished gold baton markings and hands. The subsidiary seconds are at the 9 position, the forty five minute elapsed timer is at 3 position. The sixty second chronograph elapsed timer is the large sweep hand. The movement is the well know and robust Swiss made seventeen jewel hand winding Valjoux caliber 7733. It has an acrylic domed crystal and a brown replacement leather strap. Excellent value for money vintage with a matchless engine in it. The width is 37 mm excluding crown, 39 mm including crown. The thickness is 12 mm and the lug to lug distance is 45 mm. Ref. VIN 566. Price is £295 or US $475 |
Staybrite
Single Button Chronograph
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Mint condition Staybrite single button chronograph. Staybrite are an old Swiss company who were renowned as a case manufacturer and made high quality cases for the majority of Swiss watchmakers. More famous clients include Omega, Ebel, Longines, Patek Philippe, Zenith and many more. The actual dial and movement on this watch are not signed, but the inside of the case back is signed Staybrite and it has a serial number on the case back which is 320719. Since there is no makers mark on the dial or movement it is sold as a Staybrite. The previous owner bought the watch from Antiquorum in Geneva and paid £1,440 at this auction in 2006. The watch was marketed by Antiquorum, who are specialist watch auctioneers, as a Staybrite. The watch itself is a fine and rare watch manufactured around 1920. It is a mid size stainless steel cased watch with single olive shaped button chronograph, the movement is possibly a Lemania as Lemania were famed for their single button chronographs which they made in their hundreds of thousands. The dial is a white enamel dial in immaculate condition with chronograph register, telemeter and tachometer scales. It has black painted baton indexes and Arabic quarter hour numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer 1/5th second scale, Arabic five second numerals, outermost telemeter graduation in red and inner red tachometer spiral. The hands are blued steel alpha hands. The movement is numbered as a caliber 12 rhodium plated with 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating flat balance spring and index regulator. The case is a three body which is polished and brushed, flat stepped bezel and concave lugs. Altogether an outstanding condition collectors piece in perfect working condition. Dimensions are as follows: width is 30 mm excluding the crown, 32 mm including the crown, 38 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick. Ref. VIN 559. Price is £950 or US $1,595 |
Zenith
Chronometer 18k Gold - Automatic Bumper Movement
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Excellent condition Zenith Automatic chronometer in 18 karat gold dating to the early 1950’s. The Chronometer is a rare and sought after watch, which is very difficult to find. Zenith began production in Switzerland in 1865 and are one of the few companies that can call themselves a manufacturer, as they design, manufacture and assemble all components in their own factories. The watch is made from solid 18 karat gold with a decent weight to it, it has got a screw on case back which has got three sets of initials engraved on the back. These can be polished out if necessary, but it is best kept original The case is classically styled and for the era it is actually quite a large case. The case is well designed and well balanced, with lovely curved angles on the lugs. The dial and hands are lovely and clean and in mint condition. The movement is the Zenith cal. 133.8 which is one of first Zenith automatic movements (together with cal. 133), and the first movement to have direct central second hand. It is a bumper automatic with 20 jewels, beating at 21.600 bph with a power reserve of 35 h. There were 77.000 watches produced with this caliber between 1951 and 1958. The bumper movements work in kinetic and inertia where the winding rotor moves around with the movement of the wrist. It winds the watch by the rotor impacting the winding mechanism which gives rise to it’s name the “bumper” as the rotor bumps off the winding mechanism to provide its power. The bumping is cushioned by a spring on each side of the rotor. The movement has got a nice solid action to it and it can be felt winding with a good solid impact when worn on the wrist. The crystal is acrylic. There are some minor marks to the case, not too noticeable, these can be polished out, even a hand polish would remove most marks, but again best left original so it is not over polished. Today for the equivalent watch from Zenith, prices start at £4,000. The dimensions are as follows: Width is 36 mm excluding crown and 38 mm including crown, Lug to lug is 41 mm, Thickness is 10 mm. Ref ZEN 70. Price is £1,145 or US $1,895 |
Roamer
Hand Winding Wristwatch
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Excellent condition Roamer hand winding wristwatch dating to late 1970’s. Roamer began life in 1888 when a watchmaker named Fritz Meyer opened his own workshop to produce cylinder escapements in Switzerland. Fifteen years later, his venture had grown into a fully fledged company manufacturing their own complete movements. By 1923, the company was turning out one million watches a year and in 1932 it had 1,200 employees. In 1940, its inventive engineers had developed and patented an exceptionally astute watertight system. The company continued to prosper and became especially famous for the Anfibio range of water resistant watches which today have become collectors items. The Anfibio watches were famously issued to the to various armies and police forces including the Rhodesian army and the South African police. They were also very famous for their “Stingray” watches which were originally marketed as entry level, but very hardy and tough watches, which were fun to own, but built with good quality materials and movements. This one is a nice well looked after hand winding wristwatch. It is in all original condition and working well. It has a gold plated case with steel screw on case back, the case back is signed with the Roamer logo and has two tool marks to it. The overall condition of the case is excellent. The dial is a matching champagne colour dial which is a classic layout. It has got black markers and hands so contrasts well with good legibility. It is signed Roamer. The crown is a push crown also signed Roamer. The movement is a Swiss made hand winding 17 jewel movement which is signed Roamer, it also has an internal plastic dust cover protecting the movement . It also unusually comes on what appears to be the original leather strap with the original buckle. The buckle is signed Roamer, but the strap isn’t, however the strap and buckle look correctly sized for each other. Working well. Width is 33 mm at excluding crown and 36 mm including crown, lug to lug is 41 mm, Thickness is 11 mm. Ref VIN 559. Price is £95 or US $160 |
Rotary LED
Wristwatch in Original Box
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Excellent condition and very rare and interesting Rotary LED wristwatch. LED watches were cutting edge technology which were stylish, contemporary and very expensive. During the 1980’s they went out of fashion but have more recently become collectors classics after falling out of vogue for a number of years in the 80’s and 90’s. This is a very contemporary and stylishly retro collectors classic. All functions work correctly. The watch comes on the original bracelet, thought it is not signed, it matches the case perfectly in terms of the fitting of the end pieces and the finish of the bracelet is the same as the case. There is a button on the top right of the case is to tell the time, date and seconds, one press, then consecutive presses for the additional functions. The button the to bottom right of the case sets the functions. Dimensions are as follows. The width is 33 mm excluding buttons, 34 mm including buttons, lug to lug is, 42 mm and thickness is 11 mm. Ref VIN 507. Price is £125 or US $245 |
Zelma Hand Wound
Chronograph
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Excellent condition and quirky looking Zelma two register manual winding chronograph with workhorse Valjoux 7733 hand wound movement. Zelma were a small independent Swiss company who were another one to vanish with the quartz invasion of the 1970’s This watch is very well made and has distinctive features. It has got an all stainless steel case which is large and chunky and typically in the late 1960’s era styling, with lovely matching silver dial and silver sub dials giving it a sporty look to it. It has technical features with a bi directional frictional rotating bezel, The dial is in mint condition with no fading or water damage. The subsidiary seconds are at 3, the forty five minute elapsed timer is at 9, which is marked out in alternate red and yellow colours, with the hand having a loop on the under side and the sixty second elapsed timer is the sweep second hand which is in nicely contrasting orange. It has got a screw down crown and was originally waterproof to 200 metres – not to be trusted today. The chrono minute recorder works but is not in sync with the minute markers. Reflected in the price. Nicely proportioned case with long two piece pushers. Excellent watch. The width is 38 mm excluding crown, 42 mm including crown. The thickness is 14 mm and the lug to lug distance is 42 mm. Ref. VIN 488 Price is £145 or US $275 |
Invicta Chronograph – Hand Wound Chronograph
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Meaning “invincible” in Latin, Invicta watches were actually made as early as 1837. Founder Raphael Picard wanted to bring people high quality Swiss watches at affordable prices. The company began its history in La Chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland. Invicta are still going today and Invicta watches are growing in popularity. With many varied styles and types of beautifully-crafted watches, Invicta Watch Group is dedicated to bringing you the very best at prices that anyone can afford. This one dates form the late 1960’s to early 1970’s. It is in excellent working condition , the case is in excellent condition but there is some damage to the dial to the right side, this is clearly picked out on the pictures, but in real life not very noticeable as the light reflects a lot on the curve of the crystal above the damage, so it is often hidden but the curve and natural reflection. That said a decent dial restorer could get it looking like new at relatively low cost. It is a large and substantial watch, specifically designed for timing sporting events. It is sporty and functional looking with striking good looks. The case is solid stainless steel and it is a large, colourful and sporty looking watch. The dial is marked for sports timing. It has an outer tachometric scale in white print and an inner telemeter scale in red print. Very striking black central section linking the two sub dials. The movement is a Valjoux 7733. It was recently serviced prior to coming into stock. Altogether very bright and colourful watch that is extremely well designed and thought out in terms of the dial markings. Outstanding watch and excellent value for money as this is a real collectors classic. The width is 40 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown. The thickness is 13 mm and the lug to lug distance is 43 mm. Ref. VIN 471. Price is £145 or US $275 |
Rotary Gents Classic
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Good condition Rotary Classic gents quartz wristwatch. Rotary Watches Ltd. was established at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Moise Dreyfuss in 1895. By the 1920s family members Georges and Sylvain Dreyfuss began importing Rotary watches to Britain, which was to become the company's most successful market. Rotary is still an independent family company, and at present Robert Dreyfuss – the great grandchild of Moise Dreyfuss – is its chairman. In 1940 Rotary became the official watch supplier for the British Army. Coinciding as this did with the Second World War and the drafting of huge numbers into the army, the move put a Rotary watch in almost every household in Britain, leaving a lasting impression of the brand in the UK. More recently, Rotary Watches was elected as one of the UK's "superbrands" in 2006 and has retained its place in successive years. The “winged wheel” Rotary logo was first introduced in 1925 and has since undergone only minor changes in appearance. In addition to its traditional brand, the company also produces watches under the more exclusive "Dreyfuss & Co" name. This is a classic looking gents quartz wristwatch. It is slightly smaller in dimensions as it is intended to appear like the smaller classically styled tank or trench watches of the early Art Deco period. The casing is classically styled in this way. It is gold plated with a snap on case back. The dial is also classically styled with ivory colour dial and waffle pattern to the central part of the dial. It has classically styled Roman numerals and a date at the 3 position, The crown is a snap down and it has got a mock sapphire cabochon in the crown. The crystal is made of mineral glass with a mark on it to the 9 position. It comes on the original brown leather strap and original gold plated signed buckle. The strap is worn and it could use a replacement. Comes with box, papers and unstamped warranty card. Width is 26 mm excluding the crown, 28 mm including the crown lug to lug is 36 mm and thickness is 7 mm. Ref. NWW 768. Price is £45 or US $75 |
Zodiac
Swiss Formula – 200m
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Mint condition Zodiac Swiss Formula quartz sports watch. Zodiac began life in Switzerland in 1882, and they have been one of the few Swiss companies to keep pace with the hugely changing technological demands of horology. Today, Zodiac celebrates its rich Swiss watch making tradition with fresh designs that address a selected range of contemporary tastes, while maintaining their classic elegance. This one is a similar in style to the Tag Heuer F1 watch and dates to the mid to late 1980’s. It is a functional and practical watch. It has got a sapphire crystal, screw down crown and is water resistant to 200 metres. The bezel is a resin polymer and uni directional rotating with clicking ratchet. The watch comes an a brand new ZRC replacement rubber strap with folding clasp. Sporty and stylish watch from one of the most famous of Swiss watchmakers. Dimensions are 36 mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown and 40 mm lug to lug, thickness is 9 mm Ref: NWW 647. Price is £75 or US $145 |
Sekonda Hand
Winding Wristwatch
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Excellent condition Sekonda manual winding ladies wristwatch in new old stock condition. Nice looking watch with striking looking military style dial dial. It has a 17 jewel manual winding movement. It is a Soviet era manufactured watch. The movement will have either been bought from a Swiss company or copied and constructed in the USSR. It has a black dial with white number markings one through to 12 and beneath these numbers the 24 hour numbers as is often found an a military dial. It is a nicely proportioned and well styled case, quite retro looking with long thick lugs that are steeply angled and narrow winding crown and date at the 3 position, it is a very period looking watch dating to the late 70’s early 80s. It comes on a replacement black leather strap. Rare and collectible USSR Soviet era wristwatch. Dimensions are 36 mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug, thickness is 12 mm Ref: VIN 551. Price is £75 or US $125 |
Sekonda Hand
Winding Wristwatch
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Excellent condition Sekonda manual winding gents wristwatch in new old stock condition. Stunning looking watch with lovely and striking technical looking dial. It has a 17 jewel manual winding movement. It is a Soviet era manufactured watch. The movement will have either been bought from a Swiss company or copied and constructed in the USSR. The dial is marked with “USSR”. It has a lovely silver dial with blue cross hair design on the dial. The seconds track is also blue and it has blue accents on the hour markers. The hands are green luminous filled and there are luminous dots to the hour points on the outer edge of the dial. Has attractive and striking colour scheme. It is a nicely proportioned and well styled case, quite retro looking as it is high sided with short flat lugs and narrow winding crown and date at the 3 position, it is a very period looking watch dating to the late 70’s early 80s. It comes on a replacement brown leather strap. Rare and collectible USSR Soviet era wristwatch. Dimensions are 36 mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug, thickness is 12 mm Ref: VIN 550. £95 |
Deco
- Automatic Chronograph Calibre 15
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Excellent condition and very retro very cool and funky looking Deco automatic chronograph with a calibre 15 automatic movement which is the same movement used in many Breitlings, and Heuers. In fact the calibre 15 was a development which was in collaboration between Heuer, Breitling, Hamilton-Buren and Dubois-Depraz who initially introduced the world's first automatic chronograph with the calibre 11. This was further developed to the calibre 12 and eventually this one the calibre 15. It is a handsome and strong watch with practical features, with vintage and very retro case shape. The watch dates to around 1975 and the case and dial styling are very reminiscent and typical of this era. It is a style that went horribly out of fashion in the 1980’s and 1990’s and during this time was regarded as kitsch or tacky where all design sophistication was completely lost. However with a turnaround in styles, these 1970’s designs are now regarded as iconic, leading edge and retro cool. The dial is beautiful and a perfectly balanced combination of timekeeping and chronograph functions, keeping the un necessary clutter to an absolute minimum. The dial however has quite a lot of design detail and the aforementioned styling with large sub dials which have as cross hair pattern and seem to be asymmetric in shape with different shading of blue and white splitting them up. The dial is a two register chronograph, which is unusual to find in an automatic as most automatics have three sub registers. The winding crown is on the left of the case so it does not interfere with the chronograph functions. Date window at 6 position further adding to the dial balance. The sub seconds and chronograph hands are orange and contrast against the white sub dials which are unusually large. Has a blue silver and turquoise dial with contrasting orange hands, very retro cool looking dial with white seconds track and blue tachometric scale making for an altogether very good looking colour scheme. All stainless steel solid and heavy case. It comes on an orange hole punched racing strap as well as a blue leather strap. Width is 40 mm excluding crown and 42 mm including crown, lug to lug is 45 mm, Thickness is 14 mm. Ref: VIN 568. sold |
Fortis Automatic Aviators Wristwatch
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Fortis are a company dating back to 1912 and based in Grenchen, Switzerland. In more recent times, they have been at the forefront in the development of rugged and durable pilot and military instrument watches. This one is a stunning looking very retro and stylish wristwatch that is styled in an Aviators watch which dates to the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s. It is fitted with an automatic winding seventeen jewel Swiss made ETA 2472 movement stamped up with the ETA logo, which is Fortis signed on the rotor. It's an all stainless steel case with a polished steel finish. It has got a frictional directional rotating bezel which is iterated to 60 minutes in an aviation style. The sixty minute print on the bezel is a little faded from normal wear. There is a date at the 3 position and the date writing is in black on white background. The date is quickset by advancing and regressing the hands at the point of the date change. It has got military style “Mercedes” style hands and large and bolt dial marks making for a distinctive and unusual looking watch, which is also highly legible. It is very distinguishable, and a true classic. Comes a military style fabric replacement strap. Dimensions are: Width is 36 mm excluding crown, 39 mm including crown, lug to lug is 44 mm, and thickness is 12 mm. Ref: VIN 451. sold |
Marcel World Time Gents Wristwatch
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Excellent condition Marcel World Time gents hand winding wristwatch. Not much information can be found on Marcel watches, so it was probably one of the multitude of smaller independent Swiss companies that thrived in the first half of the 20th century only to succumb to the quartz invasion that killed off many of the smaller Swiss independent companies. This one is a nice looking hand winding watch in a military style with a cushion case shape very much in the style of the 1970’s CWC and Hamilton watches that were issued to the British military, and it dates to around the late 1960’s. The case is in excellent condition and looks like it has been refinished. The case back is screw on with a skin diver logo. It indicates that it as a stainless steel back and base metal bezel. The rotating bezel is in mint condition and it s a world time bezel in silver and black. The dial indicates that it is 5 ATM tested, but that is not to be trusted nowadays, and is shock resistant. The dial is a nice mat black dial with bold luminous green indices and numbers and large bold luminous filled hands and sweep central second hand. The dial is possibly re-finished as the luminosity is very bright for a watch of this age. There is a date at the 3 position. It comes on a brand new military olive drab nato strap. Dimensions are 38 mm excluding crown, 42 mm including crown and 44 mm lug to lug and 14 mm thick. Ref: VIN 564. sold |
Enicar Day Date
Automatic Wristwatch
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Recently serviced and mint condition 1960's Beautiful Enicar automatic winding military style watch which keeps excellent time. Enicar watches were made to extremely high standards as many of them originally went to export to China where there were few watch making skills, so a watch needed to be durable, reliable and strong, so it would not required to be fixed. Stainless steel case and the back has the Enicar Saturn and leaping dolphin logo, with an individual serial number. The watch is a classic design with lovely contrasting features. The watch is simple and to the point, with a robust movement. The dial and hands are clean and in superb condition. It has a day and date a the 3 position with an unusual feature as the day wheel is also numbered 1 to 7 beside the corresponding day if the week. It is a quickset date and set by advancing and regressing the hour hand at the midnight position. The corwn is original with the Saturn log and it is tight and functions perfectly without any slipping or looseness due to wear on the stems. The case is posihed steel and very retro in its shape. The dia and mand are in mint condition and are original and un restored. A stunning classic in great condition. Comes on a replacement strap. Dimensions are 36 mm excluding crowns, 38 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug, thickness is 12.5 mm. Ref: VIN 535. sold |
Juvenia Automatic Wristwatch
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Mint condition Juvenia automatic wristwatch For more than a century, Juvenia has been producing fine, innovative luxury timepieces. The factory headquarters are still situated in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, the town where Jacques Didisheim settled in 1860 to found the company. Juvenia is credited with creating some of the first key winding systems ever used in watchmaking, including designs with a winding stem, designs with a lever escapement, and surprisingly slim movements. In 1914, Juvenia introduced the smallest watch movement ever: 2.5 millimetres thin and 9.5 millimetres wide. In addition to wrist and pocket watches, the company was renowned for its luxury table and alarm clocks, which continue to be highly coveted by collectors. The company continues to create exceptional fine and jeweled luxury watches, making it one of the watch industry's leading manufacturers without interruption for more than 135 years. This one is a steel case with gold top, and replacement brown leather strap. The watch was recently serviced, the crystal and case polished so is in excellent condition. Attractive gold dial, gold backed date wheel and gold hands. It is a watch for somebody who likes gold. All round lovely looking and very desirable watch. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown and 39 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm. Ref: VIN 493. sold |
Dunhill Hand Wound
Wristwatch 9k Solid Gold
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Mint condition Dunhill hand wound wristwatch dating to around the late 1960’s. It is in the style of an Art Deco watch. The Dunhill watch is more of a connoisseurs watch as it is one of the brands associated with luxury goods and is now owned by the Reichmont Group. The watch however is very strong in it’s own right and Dunhill are responsible for creating some very attractive and striking looking wristwatches. This one is exactly that, it is the classily styled “tank” watch which was just about the standard shape in the 1930’s, plum in the era of Art Deco styling. It is however slightly larger than the 1930’s watches, as it is made to slightly bigger and more modern proportions, with a hand wound Swiss made 17 jewel movement. Has a very attractive faceted sapphire crystal giving a cut gemstone appearance. It has a 9 karat gold case, angled case top and stunning looking very retro Art Deco style dial which is very clean and in good condition, with attractive blued steel hands and with Art Deco numbering and overall something that looks like it is pure Art Deco in form. Very unusual and attractive and smart wristwatch. Dimensions are: Width is 22 mm excluding crown and 24 mm including crown, Lug to lug is 38 mm, Thickness is 9 mm Ref. VIN 567. sold |
Le Jour Automatic Chronograph
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Excellent condition Le Jour automatic winding chronograph Le Jour were in operation in the 1960's through to the early 1980's and they specialised in economy priced versions of watches similar to Heuer and Porsche Design/Orfina offerings. This one is identical to the Heuer Pasadena reference 750.501. It is a slick and stylish looking watch which was originally jet black, however over they years the PVD coating has faded and looks somewhere in between gun metal and black. This faded look gives it a rather attractive and distinctive look about it. This one dates from the late 1970’s to early 1980’s and is in a typical in the styling of sports chronographs with racing or military connections in this period. The case is large and heavy, it has a matching bracelet. The bracelet is not signed but it is believed to be original as it is the exact same type that was on the watch when they were new and it is also faded at the same rate as the rest of the case. The crystal is a mineral glass with some marks to it but nothing too serious given its age. The dial is mat black with aged tritium indices. Has a nice contrasting sweep central chronograph second hand and a day and date at the 3 position. The crown and pushers also look original as they are the same faded colour as the rest of the case. It is a nice retro watch. It has got a Swiss made 25 jewel automatic Valjoux 7750 movement and the watch keeps good time and all functions work correctly. Some would call a poor man’s Heuer, but not so as this is an outstanding and excellent watch and good value for money vintage with a matchless engine in it. It comes with the original box and original papers which is quite a rare find as these watches rarely appear at the best of times and one with the box and papers is even rarer. The width is 41 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown. The thickness is 14 mm and the lug to lug distance is 44 mm. Ref. VIN 563. sold |
Juvenia Automatic Wristwatch – 18 k bracelet
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Mint condition Juvenia automatic wristwatch For more than a century, Juvenia has been producing fine, innovative luxury timepieces. The factory headquarters are still situated in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, the town where Jacques Didisheim settled in 1860 to found the company. Juvenia is credited with creating some of the first key winding systems ever used in watchmaking, including designs with a winding stem, designs with a lever escapement, and surprisingly slim movements. In 1914, Juvenia introduced the smallest watch movement ever: 2.5 millimetres thin and 9.5 millimetres wide. In addition to wrist and pocket watches, the company was renowned for its luxury table and alarm clocks, which continue to be highly coveted by collectors. The company continues to create exceptional fine and jeweled luxury watches, making it one of the watch industry's leading manufacturers without interruption for more than 135 years. This one is a steel case with gold top, and has a later replacement fine linked 18k carat gold bracelet. The watch was recently serviced, the crystal and case polished so is in excellent condition. Attractive gold dial, gold backed date wheel and gold hands. It is a watch for somebody who likes gold. All round lovely looking and very desirable watch. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown and 39 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm. Ref: VIN 493. sold |
Longines Flagship 18k Gold – Planetery Gear Movement
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Mint condition and very rare Longines flagship automatic wristwatch in 18 karat gold with Longines caliber 345 Planetary Gear movement, and it comes in its original box. The Longines Watch Company was started in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz. Agassiz opened a workshop in St Imier, Switzerland. He operated what today would be called a "Home Business". Workers would work on watches out of their own homes, which Agassiz would later sell. The company began producing chronographs in 1879. They later produced aviator watches and cockpit instruments, they are still going very strong today and are owned by the largest Swiss watch making group, Swatch. The Longines flagship, as the name suggests, was the one time top of the range Longines watch. It was well constructed, with excellent movement making it a no nonsense, no compromise, durable watch meant to last a lifetime and longer. This one has a very attractive silver dial with an 18 karat gold case. The dial has gold applied batons and gold hands with a gold sweep central second hand. Has a large Longines winged logo and name "Longines" at the upper centre and the name "Flagship" and "automatic" at the lower centre of the dial. Has the original Longines signed winding crown with. The case back which still has the original grain visible so has not been over polished during its life. The movement is the very rare and celebrated Longines claibre 340, or the Planetary Gear movement. In 1962 Longines was able to introduce its own flat automatic movement with a large rotor mounted slightly off center and coupled to the drive by an outer ring geared on the inside. This was an elaborate movement with high production costs so were less competitive and the firm was forced to bring out a considerably simpler movement (501) in 1965. The Longines calibre 340 series automatics were sometimes known as the "Grand Prize" movements, since Longines won the grand prize for the design in a Swiss watchmaker's convention when they introduced it, around 1959-1960. Unfortunately, Longines only produced it for about 5 years, since it was an expensive and labour intensive design to produce. It has an unusual rotor design: the rotor is positioned off center, and travels on a large planetary gear which accounts for its unusual ratcheting sound when the rotor is in travel. The movement is also beautifully finished, nothing showy, just a very high level of craftsmanship. The watch can be manually wound and it is the only automatic movement that I know of that fees and sounds like a manual winding watch when hand winding it. The watch ahs been well maintained and cared for as can be seen that it even retains the original box as it was a treasured possession for somebody. Dimensions are as follows. The width is 35 mm excluding crown, and 37 mm including the crown. The thickness is 10 mm and the lug to lug distance is 41 mm Ref: VIN 544. sold |
Gruen
Curvex Vintage Dress Watch
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One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers was the Gruen Watch Company, founded by a brilliant father-and-son team of horologists, Dietrich and Fred Gruen. Among the first companies to sell wristwatches, the Gruens split their manufacturing between two continents, bringing German and Swiss traditions of craftsmanship to America. Dietrich was born in Osthofen, Germany, in 1847, and started his watchmaking career at age 15. In 1867 he went to America and settled near Columbus, Ohio. A hard-working young man, Dietrich was awarded his first watchmaking patent at age 27, in 1874. At 29 he co-founded the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company; the successful enterprise was soon building complete watches in its own 300-employee factory buildings. In the 1920s and ’30s, rectangular watches were fashionable. Gruen was one of the first companies to design movements specifically for wristwatches; it made rectangular movements for rectangular watches, while most competitors still used small, round movements. Gruen’s movements were larger because they filled the available space, and the watches were sleeker because the case designs didn’t need to disguise a round movement. This was carried even further in the famous Gruen Curvex. Curved watches became popular in the 1930s, and Gruen’s Curvex movement curved to fit the watch; Gruen’s watches could be thinner and more curved than competitor’s watches with flat movements inside. This one is a lovely looking 10k gold filled Curvex in highly curved case with movement also on a slight curve as well. It has got long thin lugs which are steeply angled to give a highly curved profile. The crystal is acrylic and rather than curved on a lot of the Curvex watches, it is faceted with two sides to it split along the case profile from 9 to 6. The case and crystal are very Art Deco looking. The watch and movement are in excellent condition. The dial is silver with gold applied batons and hands with sub seconds at the 6 position. The movement is a Swiss made hand winding movement signed Gruen and Switzerland. It has the original Gruen signed winding crown and is clearly a watch that has been well looked after throughout its life. It comes on a Hirsch black leather replacement strap. Dimensions are as follows, width is 23 mm excluding crown, and 24 mm including crown, Lug to lug is 43 mm, Thickness is 11 mm. Ref: VIN 565.225 reserved |
Tudor
Manual Winding Wristwatch 9k with Original Box and Papers
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Mint condition Tudor manual winding wristwatch. This was a presentation watch by Joseph Rank Ltd. The inscription on the back reads “Presented to Mr C Rowse by the directors of Joseph Rank Ltd for over 45 years service, 1958”. Forty five years service in a company is a lifetime and the owner was presented with this beautiful watch as a reward for loyal service. It is a small hand winding gold watch with beautiful sunburst dial. Tudor needs no introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. This watch is a wonderful example in mint condition inside and out. It dates to 1958 this is stated on the case back and it is also indicated on the papers that accompany the watch. The dial with its sunburst pattern is quite Art Deco looking. It has long selnder gold hands and gold applied numerals. The watch winds smoothly and is keeping good time. The presentation is beautiful and it comes in a small box that comes apart, signed Tudor by Rolex. The Guaratnee certificate shows that it is watch reference 7010 and was sold by Asprey and Co, New Bond Street, London. Comes on a replacement brown Hirsch strap. All round lovely looking and very desirable watch, but not at a Rolex price. Tudor signed movement, and Rolex signed case with Rolex name and crown logo. Magnificent watch and a collectors dream find with the box and papers. Dimensions are 33 mm excluding crown, 34 mm including crown and 40 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm. Ref VIN 514. sold |
Swiss Emperor Hand
Winding Chronograph
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Excellent condition Swiss Emperor manual winding chronograph. The Swiss Emperor was a small Swiss company now defunct that was more famous for making wrist alarms. They did however come up with some very good quality, robust and durable watches. This one dates from the 1960’s and is in a typical late 1960’s dress style intended for more formal wear with smart clothes or a suit. The case is gold plated in a classical styling with long narrow lugs, square flat ended pushers and flat winding crown. The dial is in lovely condition with minor patina showing up towards the printed area, it is in a pearly silver colour with wonderfully contrasting polished gold baton markings and hands. The subsidiary seconds are at the 9 position, the forty five minute elapsed timer is at 3 position. The sixty second chronograph elapsed timer is the large sweep hand. The movement is the well know and robust Swiss made seventeen jewel hand winding Valjoux caliber 7733. It has an acrylic domed crystal and a brown replacement leather strap. Excellent value for money vintage with a matchless engine in it. The width is 37 mm excluding crown, 39 mm including crown. The thickness is 12 mm and the lug to lug distance is 45 mm. Ref. VIN 545. sold |
Glycine
Airman 1953 “Old Airman”
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Mint condition Glycine Airman “Old Airman” automatic winding pilot watch. Glycine is a small Swiss company formed in 1914 in Bienne Switzerland, by the distinguished and revered Meylan family, who have been associated with watch making for centuries, and have been responsible for many designs still in production or recognised today across a range of big band watch companies. Glycine carry on the Swiss tradition of craftsmanship, unique design and the highest quality precision timepieces. They are best known for the 24 hour Glycine Airman which was, first produced in 1953. They remain enthusiastic and at the forefront of unique and bold new designs. Glycine, with the Airman introduced a multiple time zone watch in 1953, These watches were meant to be for travelers and pilots that needed a watch that enabled them to read two different time zones. Purists will swear by the original vintage Airman model nicknamed the “Old Airman'” that was in production from 1953 till 1973. This model was embraced by the military chopper pilots during the Vietnam war with its useful second time zone and true 24 hour time reading. These first models had a Felsa caliber 692 movement and were succeeded in 1960 by an A. Schild movement. The movement is a 24 hour so the hour hand rotates the dial once every 24 hours, and the hour hands reads off the time off the 24 hour scale on the dial. The watch has got a rotating bezel which is secured by a screwed clamp at the 4 position. The bezel is rotated to show the time zone in another part of the world, so the time can be read with the hour hand off the bezel in a second time zone. Glycine still manufacture a version of this watch today which is about identical in every respect and known as the Airman “Purist Edition” The dial is in mint condition as is the case and crystal and the watch world like a dream. It was fully overhauled in 2007 at a cost of US $480 (£315) by established watchmaker Werner Siegrist. This included new parts and a complete overhaul. It comes with this service receipt detailing work undertaken. It also comes with a photocopy of the original instruction sheet. Dimensions are as follows. Width is 36 mm excluding the crown, 39 mm including the crown, lug to lug is 46 mm and thickness is 12 mm. Ref. VIN 561.595 reserved |
Eterna Matic Centenaire Automatic Wristwatch – Original Box and
Papers
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Mint condition vintage Eternamatic Centenaire automatic wristwatch. It is a fantastic find and a great vintage watch for any Eterna collection or any other vintage watch collection, as not only is it in mint condition it also has the original paperwork which is the Certificate of Guarantee detailing the retailer, model reference number and the date, it also has the original box which is signed and very unusual original hang tag which folds out as an instruction paper. The paperwork indicates the at the watch was sold by Eterna authorised dealers CR Hill in East Park Road, Leicester, England in May 1962. The papers also detail the watch serial number Eterna have been producing high quality watches since their formation in 1856 in Grenchen, Switzerland. They have been responsible for many horological innovations including the 1948 production of the world’s first automatic wristwatch on a ball bearing mounted rotor – a huge technological achievement of the era, and the Eterna logo still today bears, the five ball bearings. Then, there was the world’s very first alarm wristwatch, the smallest self-winding movement, the thinnest quartz wristwatch of all times with a mere 0.98 mm, the smallest quartz movement for ladies’ watches, and on and on. For connoisseurs of Swiss quality timepieces, all these accomplishments transformed the name Eterna into a genuine legend. The watch is a simple and understated design, has a polished silver dial, polished steel hands and batons and date at the 3 position – the date is a quickset by extending the crown to the second position. The dial case and hands are all in mint condition. It is an all Swiss affair, the watch is Swiss, the hand tag is printed in Switzerland and so is the guarantee papers, the box does not say, but no doubt it is Swiss as well. Dimensions are: width 35 mm excluding crown, 36 mm including crown, lug to lug 42mm, thickness 9 mm. Ref. ETE 25. sold |
Fortis Automatic
Chronograph
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Fortis are a company dating back to 1912 and based in Grenchen, Switzerland. In more recent times, they have been at the forefront in the development of rugged and durable pilot and military instrument watches and they are the suppliers to the Russian space agency as the Fortis are issued to the Russian cosmonauts as their official issue watches. The most recent issue is the Fortis mars 500 which was issued to the test pilots for the 500 test days in simulated space for the planned manned mission to Mars. This one though is not military, more one of their casual watches. It is a stunning looking very retro and stylish chronograph which dates to the late 1970’s. It is fitted with an automatic winding Valjoux 7750 movement. It's an all stainless steel case with brushed stainless steel finish. Solid, chunky and heavy watch with beautiful dial layout with grey dial and contrasting red and blue accents and red sub seconds markings. Thick white hands with blue sub dial surrounds making for a distinctive and unusual looking watch. It is very distinguishable, and a true classic. Comes black stitched replacement leather strap. Dimensions are: Width is 42 mm excluding crown, 44 mm including crown, lug to lug is 42 mm, and thickness is 15.5 mm. Ref: NWW 806. sold |
Favre
Leuba – Hand Wound Wristwatch
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Excellent condition and recently serviced Favre Leuba hand wound wristwatch. Legal records show that Abraham Favre opened a small watchmaker's business in Le Locle in 1737. His son, Henry-Auguste, merged in 1814 with the watch-dealer, A. Leuba. The eighth-generation descendants of Henry Favre took over the business in 1970. Under the leadership of Henry Favre, born in 1908, the factory distinguished itself with a number of innovations launched from around 1950, including, for example, their own automatic caliber in 1956, the "Bivouac", a manually-wound wristwatch with mechanical altimeter in 1963, and the 1966 "Bathy 50" with a mechanical depth gauge. Similarly in the sixties, Favre-Leuba made itself known for its extraordinary twin-barreled movements, initially with manual winding and later with automatic winding. These movements - the caliber FL 1162 with a balance frequency of 36,000v/h - were fitted to the 1968 "Twinmatic" and "Duomatic" models. As a consequence of the quartz shock, the family company passed into the ownership of Benedom S.A., part of the Bacardi-Martini group in 1985. This watch is less is a plain and simple yet stunning looking military style hand winding wristwatch. The case is made of stainless steel and it has a steel screw on case back. The case is a simply classic in design with long narrow lugs, smaller to medium size case and small but perfectly usable winding crown. The case back is signed Favre-Lueba also with a hour glass logo and individual serial number and the winding crown is also original with the hour glass logo, The dial is of course also signed and has the hour glass logo as well. The dial is a typical military style with long and sharp hour markers one a matte black dial and numerals in the primary positions of 12 , 3 6 and 9. It has got steel dauphine style hands an steel. The movement is in good condition and is Favre-Lueba signed 17 jewel Swiss made hand winding. Overall excellent watch with striking good looks. Dimensions are: width is 33 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown, lug to lug is 39 mm and thickness is 9 mm Ref: VIN 542. not available |
Swiss
Emperor Automatic Wrist Alarm
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Rare and excellent condition Swiss Emperor automatic wrist alarm with Swiss made AS 5008 movement which is fully automatic with 21 jewels. The watch mechanism is automatic and the alarm mechanism needs to be wound by hand. AS is a company who are famous for their alarm movements and over the years just about every major watch brand who has made an alarm watch has used the AS mechanism. AS is the Adolf Schild company, whose movements are still manufactured today and used in some of the highest quality Swiss and German watches. The design is typical of the late 1960’s to early 70’s. The case is gold plated with an silver blue dial and applied gold colour baton markers. Apart from being fully automatic, the watch also features a day and date. Also it has a stopping second hand for accurate time setting. The movement is in outstanding condition and was recently serviced and the watch keeps time to within 5 seconds per day. It comes on a replacement black leather strap. Outstanding watch. Dimensions are: width 36 mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown, lug to lug 40 mm, thickness 15 mm. Ref VIN 546. sold |
Candino
Vintage Chronograph
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Candino was founded in Switzerland in 1947 by Adolf Flury-Hug in Herbetswil. Things started to take off for them in 1971 when Candino inaugurates an assembly line for automatic watches and manufactures special electronic digital watches. The company employs 120 staff with premises in Biel and Herbetswil, Switzerland, not only supply the Swiss market, but export watches to over 65 countries worldwide. Key sale areas are Europe and the Middle and the Far East. All Candino watches are produced at the factory in Herbetswil, near Solothurn, at a rate of up to 2,000 quality watches per day. To strengthen the market presence and to profit from the synergies, Candino has been integrated into the Festina Group in January 2002. The Festina Group was founded 30 years ago by entrepreneur Miguel Rodríguez. The group's central head office is in Barcelona and there are subsidiaries in 9 countries. In 2006 Candino had the honour of timing Roger Federer's first victory in his home city, at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel. Candino are a strong brand today. This one however is an early 1970’s hand winding chronograph and one that is now regarded as 70’s retro cool. And for very good reason. It is an outstanding looking watch in mint original condition. It has hardly been worn and looks like it is only a year old condition wise. It has period styling to the late 1960’s to early 1970’s, with a case shape typical of this era. It comes on the original good quality solid link steel bracelet with signed folding clasp, which is an Oyster style bracelet. Unusually it has got screw in links, and at a period where companies were cutting costs, this one is made to the highest of standards including this bracelet, case finish, dial design and the movement. The case is solid stainless steel and very large for the age. It retains the original finish and has never been polished. It has a large push crown and a screw on case back. The movement is a Swiss made 17 jewel Valjoux 7733 hand winding movement in excellent condition. The time keeping is accurate and all chronograph functions work correctly. It has a two tone “bull’s eye” dial in navy blue and silver, with white accents and luminous markings. The main hands are white and luminous filled, the central sweep chronograph hand and sub dial hands are in bright orange and the dial and hands are in mint looking, un-faded new condition. Width is 40 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown and 44 mm lug to lug. Thickness is 12 mm. Ref. VIN 541. sold |
Girard-Perregaux
– Hand Wound Wrist Alarm
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Good condition Girard-Perregaux Wrist Alarm dating to the mid 1960’s. The Girard-Perregaux company history dates back to 1791, and they draw their strength, qualities and innovativeness from more than 200 years of watch making. Traditional crafting methods with dynamic and innovative spirit, using technologically advanced processes and a strict code of ethics have pursued the ideal balance between quality and quantity, bringing the highest of quality products that are sought after the world over. Girard-Perregaux more recently have also forged an alliance with the worlds most renowned and desirable sports car manufacturer, Ferrari. A rare watch from the very first wristwatch maker. This is a GP alarm watch which comes with an attractive signed dial. The watch features a manual wind movement with 'Cricket Alarm' function. The dial is silver and signed Girard Perregaux. The dial features raised silver hour batons and matching silver straight hands. At the 6 o'clock position the alarm time setting window can be found which is a white wheel with black print. The 17 jewel self winding Girard Perregaux signed alarm movement is in clean full working condition. Whilst it is signed Girard Perregaux, it is built by the best known alarm movement makers in the world, AS Shild and it is a caliber AS 1475. The 1475 has always been a highly regarded, robust and loud alarm and has been copied by other makers. The case is stainless steel case shows some minor wear but can be polished – but best left original. The screw on rear cover is stamped by Girard Perregaux, there is a cavity in the case back for alarm sound reverberation. The crown at 4 winds the watch and sets the time. The crown at 2 winds the alarm and sets the alarm activation time, the crown needs to be out for the alarm to sound and it is pushed back in to stop the alarm. This crown is stamped with the letter A to indicate that it is the alarm crown. Comes on a replacement strap. Dimensions are 35 mm excluding crown, 36 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug and 1 mm thick. Ref: VIN 541. sold |
Zodiac
Chronograph in 18 Karat Gold – Valjoux 22
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Good condition and recently serviced Zodiac hand winding chronograph in 18 karat gold with Valjoux 22 movement. Zodiac began life in Switzerland in 1882, and they have been one of the few Swiss companies to keep pace with the hugely changing technological demands of horology. Today, Zodiac celebrates its rich Swiss watch making tradition with fresh designs that address a selected range of contemporary and retro tastes, while maintaining their classic elegance. The case is a large case for the age and has a decent size and weight to it and has a good thickness to it. The inside of the case back has the correct hall markings and the 18 karat gold stamps. The lugs are long with a square flat pushers with a large winding crown. The dials is white but has faded and showing some patina so has a dullish appearance to it which adds to the overall vintage appeal of the watch. The hands are blued steel narrow Dauphine style hands. The crystal is a replacement domed acrylic. It has got a rare hand winding Swiss made seventeen jewel Valjoux 22, it has just been serviced so is running perfectly with all functions operating as they should do. It comes on a brown replacement leather strap with gold plated buckle. Altogether it is a stylish and wonderful vintage piece with a great deal of charisma and appeal to it. Dimensions are 36 mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown and 42 mm lug to lug, thickness is 14 mm, though the crystal is around 2 mm in the dome Ref: VIN 534. sold |
Wakmann Triple Date Chronograph
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Recently serviced Wakmann Triple Date Chronograph. Wakmann were an old established Swiss company who were eventually bought by Breitling This is a Wakmann triple date hand wound twelve hour chronograph in excellent condition. It has been well maintained and recently fully serviced. It is a stunning looking watch, classic good looks and a watch to be treasured, and another one that narrowly missed my own collection. Hand wound watches do not come with many more functions than this one. It has a hand wound Valjoux 730 movement in mint condition and all functions work perfectly. The case is gold plated. Mint condition silver dial with gold hands and indices. The date indicator is a hand which is crescent tipped to mark out the date. It has a day and month indicators which are in separate apertures in the upper center of the dial. The chronograph is well laid out and symmetrical in design in a tri compax style. The subsidiary seconds are at the 9 position, the thirty minute elapsed timer is at the 3 position and the twelve hour elapsed timer is at the 6 position. The sixty second elapsed timer is the red sweeping chronograph hand. The calendar functions are corrected by pushers on the left sides of the watch which require a pin to change them. Signed dial, movement crown and case back, with large ship logo on case back. Beautiful, practical and functional watch. Dimensions are: width 37 mm excluding crown, 40 mm including crown, lug to lug 46 mm, thickness 13 mm. VIN 515. sold |
Swiss Emperor Hand
Winding Chronograph
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Excellent condition Swiss Emperor manual winding chronograph. The Swiss Emperor was a small Swiss company now defunct that was more famous for making wrist alarms. They did however come up with some very good quality, robust and durable watches. This one dates from the 1960’s and is in a typical late 1960’s dress style intended for more formal wear with smart clothes or a suit. The case is gold plated in a classical styling with long narrow lugs, square flat ended pushers and flat winding crown. The dial is in lovely condition with minor patina showing up towards the printed area, it is in a pearly silver colour with wonderfully contrasting polished gold baton markings and hands. The subsidiary seconds are at the 9 position, the forty five minute elapsed timer is at 3 position. The sixty second chronograph elapsed timer is the large sweep hand. The movement is the well know and robust Swiss made seventeen jewel hand winding Valjoux caliber 7733. It has an acrylic domed crystal and a brown replacement leather strap. Excellent value for money vintage with a matchless engine in it. The width is 37 mm excluding crown, 39 mm including crown. The thickness is 12 mm and the lug to lug distance is 45 mm. Ref. VIN 536. sold |
Ingersoll Digital
Jump Hour 17 Jewel Hand Winding – original box and papers
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Ingersoll Jump Hour hand winding wristwatch it 17 jewel movement. The jump hour watches are sometimes referred to as mechanical digital. Ingersoll was established in 1892. During their years of tireless creative urge. Robert and Charles Ingersoll, the founders of one of the oldest American watch manufacturers established many milestones in the field of developing pocket watches and wrist watches. They followed an ambitious plan to on one hand, offer watches to the broad public and on the other hand to offer reasonable prices whilst maintaining real quality. In 1892 thanks to Henry Ford they succeeded to develop an automated production first for pocket watches and later for wrist watches. Alongside the existing handcrafted production of Ingersoll watches an automated production of watches was established. This saw the company move to being one of the pioneers in making decent affordable watches. Ingersoll are still in business today. The case is chrome plated metal, the chrome is worn in some places and the metal can be seen. The Digital jump hour is a wonderful retro watch and very cool these days. It has an attractive blue dial with the hours and minutes displayed on wheels through the aperture in the dial. The movement is a Swiss made hand winding 17 jewel movement. It comes with the original box and warranty slip dated 1974. The box originally had a plastic cover but this is missing. This is an outstanding looking, very stylish and eye catching watch with a lot of history, charisma and appeal to it due to its mechanical digital novelty. Dimensions are 40 mm excluding crown, 42 mm including crown, 38 mm lug to lug and 10 mm thick. VIN 553. reserved |
Rodania
Bullhead Chronograph
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Mint and stunning looking condition hand winding Rodania Bullhead Chronograph dating to circa 1969. It has recently been serviced and all functions work perfectly. The activities of the watch brand Rodania in the watch making industry began in the perfect place for timepieces, Switzerland in the year, 1930. Rodania watch company chose the Swiss city of Grenchen for establishing itself since this city was celebrated for its clock and watch manufacturing workshops. Stepping into the novel business, the watch company soon managed to expand into world markets. Today it is one of the most sought after watch brands in the watch market. This is especially since the Rodania brand is the official timekeeper of the much esteemed Dakar wristwatches and is also the proud possessor of the official watch license for the Dakar rally from the year 2002 to 2007. The Rodania Bullhead chronograph is one of the such novelties, and is a beautiful, rare and collectable watch. It has got a stunning looking sporty theme dial which is black with a broad silver stripe running through the middle which houses the sub dials. The sixty second elapsed timer is at six and has a black and silver colour scheme. The thirty minute elapsed timer is at the 12 position and is divided into three colours, blue, black and red. The pushers are on the top side of the case rather than the usual right side of the case. This is for ease of use when on the wrist, and the positioned gives rise to the name bull head as the pushers look like the horns of a bull. Has a thick and chunky stainless steel case thinner at the base than the top. It has got a Swiss made hand wound Lemania 872 movement. The same movement went into the Omega Bullhead chronograph and in fact the Omega is identical in every respect to the Rodania apart from the name on the dial. The Omega’s however are about 3 times the price of the Rodania. It comes on a new replacement black leather strap. It is a classic looking and unusual wristwatch, striking design and on that is a talking point standing out from the crowd. Dimensions are, width is 38 mm at the widest point, 42 mm top to bottom excluding the crown and 44 mm including the crown, thickness is 12 mm Ref: VIN 531. sold |
Doxa
Hand Wound Wristwatch – New Old stock
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Mint condition Doxa hand wound wristwatch, appears to be new old stock watch and is in new looking condition, but dates to the late 1960’s. It has an unusual case shape and is a nice looking 1960’s retro looking watch with bright colours. Highly polished case and brilliant white dial which takes on the appearance of a vintage enamel dial though it is no enamel. In addition to this it has classically styled Roman numerals in black print. It has got a seconds sub dial at the 3 position. This al gives the appearance of a classical watch and emulates watches such as early marine chronometers or a pocket watch. Quick set date at the 3 position, which is set using the crown. It has a polished chrome plated case, unusual case design and Swiss made hand winding movement. Very attractive and retro looking watch. Width is 36mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown, lug to lug is 4381 mm, and 8 mm thick. Ref. VIN 555. sold |
Dolmy Hand Wound
Vintage Chronograph
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Vintage Dolmy hand wound wristwatch dating to late 60’s to early 70’s. This a handsome looking vintage wristwatch in excellent condition with some fading and patina to the dial in keeping with its age and adding to the overall vintage feel. The watch is a sports style watch with technical functions on the dial and a chronograph. The hands are printed on the dial in black, with luminous filled hands, still with reasonable luminosity. The watch has got a tachometer scale which is printed in black in the outer chapter ring, the seconds track is in a different is on the outer part of the dial. The chronograph and tachometer functions are operated with the chronograph hand. It has a steel case, with large crown, round pushers and a lovely Valjoux 7765 hand wound movement – one that was commonly used in vintage watches of this period. It comes on a replacement black leather strap and is in overall excellent condition and a nice vintage collectible. Dimensions are width is 39 mm excluding the crown, 41 mm including the crown, 40mm lug to lug and 14 mm thick. Ref. VIN 524, sold |
Tudor Submariner Automatic Divers Watch
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Tudor submariner automatic diver’s watch. The Tudor Submariner automatic diver's watch is another watch that needs little introduction, and coming only second to it’s big brother the Rolex Submariner, the Tudor is amongst the most successful and widely known divers watch in the world – mainly because it is identical in looks to the Rolex Submariner, but sports a different movement. Like the Rolex, it is the watch that set the standard in professional divers watches and one that most other divers watches aspire to emulate. This particular example is a full size model in mint and seemingly worn very little. It has the much desired matte dial without the white metal indices surrounds making it less with less glare and more legible. It also has the raised acrylic plexi crystal. It has the large screw down Rolex triplock crown with Rolex coronet logo on the crown. It comes with the original paperwork and the Tudor plastic document wallet. The papers show the watch was purchased from authorised delaers in 2004. It was. It is 200 metres resistant, sturdy bi directional, smooth friction operated rotating bezel in the same colour black as the dial with screwed down crownl. The dial, crystal, case and bracelet are virtually flawless. It has a Rolex winding crown with the Rolex crown logo and is a Rolex triplock crown. The crown is screwed down for water resistance, and the case back is stamped with “Original Oyster Case by Rolex Geneva” with the Rolex crown logo. It is on the original solid link bracelet with fliplock safety buckle on the clasp and wet suit extension. It comes with, guarantee certificate, wallet and original hang tag. Dimensions are: width is 40 mm excluding crown, 44 mm including crown and 47 mm lug to lug and thickness is 10.5 mm. NWW 745 sold |
Accurist
Chronograph – Hand Wound Chronograph
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The company was founded in 1946 in Clerkenwell, London, by Asher and Rebecca Loftus. Today, the company has offices in West Hampstead, London and La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Since 1986, Accurist has been the sponsor of the BT speaking clock. In 1993, the company provided the Greenwich Observatory with a new atomic clock. This one dates form the late 1960’s to early 1970’s. It is in excellent working condition, and recently serviced. The case is in excellent condition as is the dial and rotating bezel, It is a large and substantial watch, specifically designed for timing sporting activity. It is sporty and functional looking with striking good looks. The case is solid stainless steel and it is a large, colourful and sporty looking watch. The dial is marked for sports timing. It has an outer tachometric scale in white print and an inner telemeter scale in red print. There is a rotating bezel which is bi directional, non ratcheting frictional. It is iterated to the first 15 minutes and each five minutes thereafter. It has large pushers and crown. The watch is Swiss made as indicated on the case back, and the movement is a Swiss made 17 jewel hand winding Valjoux 7733. Has an acrylic crystal which is thick and domed. It was recently serviced prior to coming into stock. Altogether very bright and sporty watch that is extremely well designed and thought out in terms of the dial markings. It comes on a replacement expandable period fixo-flex bracelet. Outstanding watch and excellent value for money as this is a real collectors classic. The width is 39 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown. The thickness is 13.5 mm and the lug to lug distance is 47 mm. Ref. VIN 548. 245 reserved |
Ebel
Automatic Wristwatch
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Excellent condition Ebel dress watch with automatic winding 24 jewel calibre 214 movement. It has a very attractive silver dial with polished gold applied baton markings. It has a minimalist and sparse dial design providing a clean cut and subtle appearance, with minimally marked dial. Also has a large silver applied Ebel logo, and long and elegant hands. It is working very well and keeping good time. Has an attractive, sender gold plate case with stainless steel screw on back and original Ebel signed winding crown, which is original to the watch. Has a date at the 3 position The date has alternate black and red numbers, the even days being black and odd days being in red. This is a wonderful example of a vintage Ebel with a great deal of character and appeal to it. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 36 mm including crown and 42 mm lug to lug and 10 mm thick. Ref: VIN 526. sold |
Orfina Porsche Design Steel Chronograph –
Orfina Serviced
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Orfina Porsche Design chronograph in stainless steel with Lemania 5100 automatic winding movement. Just returned from full service, re-sandblasted case and bracelet, and complete movement overhaul at Orfina. The service cost £650. As such the watch looks brand new and unworn. Orfina is a company steeped in history. They were founded in Grenchen, Switzerland in 1922 and from the outset have focused on building durable, practical and robust watches. To this end they achieved a great deal of success in producing, aviation, navigational and military wristwatches. They rose to world eminence when they were awarded the contract to build the Porsche Design watch. The original Porsche Design watches were designed by Ferdinand Porsche himself - the man who brought us the Porsche 911. He had the confidence in Orfina’s ability to manufacture his designs, and they executed, as expected, like true masters of horological excellence. Many of the Porsche design watches were sold to the retail public, but were also very popular with aviators, navigators and military personnel. The Orfina Porsche Design "3H military" model was issued to the German military forces in the 1970’s. This watch was manufactured by Orfina, to the design of the Porsche company. Orfina were the original company used by Porsche for their watch designs. This later went to IWC and is currently Eterna. This particular model is the original and cult classic 1970’s Porsche design watch. The watch is a beautiful and masterful watch, with sweeping and curving lines, the dial is clean and minimalist in design bringing a pure functionality without un necessary clutter. The watch is striking and a pleasure to wear. Being of steel construction, it is durable, strong and solid and heavy in weight. The sandblasted case is in immaculate condition. Matte black dial with superbly contrasting white hands and dial markings, Porsche design logo on dial, case back and PD logo on folding bracelet clasp. Day and date function the 3 position. Uncluttered and minimalist tachometer scale printed on the inner bezel. Comes with Porsche Design pouch, blank warranty card and instruction leaflet. Dimensions are: width is 40 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown, 44 mm lug to lug and thickness is 14 mm. Ref PDN 22. Price sold |
Orfina Porsche Design Black Steel
Chronograph – Orfina Serviced
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Orfina Porsche Design chronograph black PVD coating and Lemania 5100 automatic winding movement. Just returned from full service, re-blacked case and bracelet, and complete movement overhaul at Orfina. The service cost £650. As such the watch looks brand new and unworn. Orfina is a company steeped in history. They were founded in Grenchen, Switzerland in 1922 and from the outset have focused on building durable, practical and robust watches. To this end they achieved a great deal of success in producing, aviation, navigational and military wristwatches. They rose to world eminence when they were awarded the contract to build the Porsche Design watch. The original Porsche Design watches were designed by Ferdinand Porsche himself - the man who brought us the Porsche 911. He had the confidence in Orfina’s ability to manufacture his designs, and they executed, as expected, like true masters of horological excellence. Many of the Porsche design watches were sold to the retail public, but were also very popular with aviators, navigators and military personnel. The Orfina Porsche Design "3H military" model was issued to the German military forces in the 1970’s. This watch was manufactured by Orfina, to the design of the Porsche company. Orfina were the original company used by Porsche for their watch designs. This later went to IWC and is currently Eterna. This particular model is the original and cult classic 1970’s Porsche design watch. The watch is a beautiful and masterful watch, with sweeping and curving lines, the dial is clean and minimalist in design bringing a pure functionality without un necessary clutter. The watch is striking and a pleasure to wear. Being of steel construction, it is durable, strong and solid and heavy in weight. Black PVD case is in immaculate condition. Matte black dial with superbly contrasting white hands and dial markings, Porsche design logo on dial, case back and PD logo on folding bracelet clasp. Day and date function the 3 position. Uncluttered and minimalist tachometer scale printed on the inner bezel. Comes with Porsche Design pouch, blank warranty card and instruction leaflet. Dimensions are: width is 40 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown, 44 mm lug to lug and thickness is 14 mm. Ref PDN 21. sold |
Universal Genève 18k Gold Tri Compax Chronograph
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Beautiful and hardly used condition large cased Universal Geneve 18 karat gold chronograph. Universal Geneve as founded in 1894, Universal Genève has preserved a watch making tradition and heritage that has passed from father to son through the years - not just in the management of the company, but also in the skills applied in the company's work-rooms. These techniques, practices and superlative standards have yielded an uncompromising quality in every timepiece that carries the Universal Genève name. Every step of Universal Genève watch's fabrication is governed by the highest of standards. Raw materials are selected by ultra-sensitive instruments. Only state-of-the-watch making-art technologies and manufacturing methods are employed. Long regarded as a preferred watch for individuals who expect and require impeccable precision and dependability, Universal Genève watches can be seen adorning the wrists of such notables as diplomats, business executives, authors, scientists, and top military brass, as well as world renown personalities and other celebrities. Another famed collection is the Polerouter series descended from the watch that accompanied the SAS pilots on their historic North Pole crossing in 1957. This is an 18 karat gold hand winding tri compax chronograph, which is a sought after and collectible watch. The condition is absolutely superb with a minty clean dial. It is a lovely watch with fully functional and perfectly working wristwatch. It looks like the crown is a replacement, other than that, it is all original and a clean honest and lovely watch. A real touch of class. Dimensions are: width is 33 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown, lug to lug is 41 mm and thickness is 11.5 mm. Ref. VIN. 1395 reserved |
Rodania
Automatic Wristwatch
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New and unworn looking condition Rodania automatic wristwatch dating to circa 1969. The watch was purchased by the previous owner as new old stock – previously unworn and it came with wax seal on the case back which is still with the watch. It is keeping good time and functions perfectly. The activities of the watch brand Rodania in the watch making industry began in the perfect place for timepieces, Switzerland in the year, 1930. Rodania watch company chose the Swiss city of Grenchen for establishing itself since this city was celebrated for its clock and watch manufacturing workshops. Stepping into the novel business, the watch company soon managed to expand into world markets. Today it is one of the most sought after watch brands in the watch market. This is especially since the Rodania brand is the official timekeeper of the much esteemed Dakar wristwatches and is also the proud possessor of the official watch license for the Dakar rally from the year 2002 to 2007. This watch is a stylish looking piece and in its day would have been at the cutting edge of design and style, and indeed even today it does have a fresh looking stylish appeal. The case appears to be made of steel, it is polished and it could be chrome but hard to tell, the case back is marked with the words stainless steel. It has got a signed original crown with Mercedes type logo. The dial is stunning looking with three colours and reminiscent of the three gold colours, of white, rose an yellow. It has got a day and date at the 3 position, the day is French and German. The movement is an automatic 25 jewel Swiss made movement. It comes on the original bracelet, with Rodania and the Mercedes logo on the folding clasp. The bracelet is probably manufactured by NSU as it is in the typical NSU styling and finish, NSU made bracelets in this period for many watch companies including Heuer and Breitling. Dimensions are as follows. Width is 37 mm excluding the crown, 39 mm including the crown, lug to lug is 40 mm and thickness is 11.5mm. Ref 537. sold |
Nicolet Watch Wound Vintage Chronograph
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Excellent condition Nicolet watch hand wound wristwatch. Nicolet is part of the famous Nicolet Swiss watch making family. The company exists today in the form of Armand Niclolet. They have their history in the Bernese Jura, lying in the valley carved out by the waters of the river Tram and is in a remote location. Tramelan has for centuries been the hardworking birthplace of Swiss watch making and the historic centre of an ancient and silent art which later evolved into the production of movements and assemblies for the leading international brand names that have symbolised Swiss technology and prestige on a global level since the early twentieth century. This was the ideal place for the development of this extraordinarily precise technique, originally the handiwork of patient craftsmen intent on creating and perfecting these small but immensely valuable objects during the long winters, and then transporting and selling them with marked frugality during the fine season, in particular to their best customers, the refined and wealthy bourgeoisie clients in the valleys below. This a beautiful looking vintage wristwatch in excellent condition with some minor pitting to the dial in keeping with its age and adding to the overall vintage feel. The watch is a sporty style watch with technical functions on the dial and a chronograph. The hands and numerals are large and luminous filled (now faded) with a silver dial. The watch has got a tachometer scale which is printed in blue in the outer chapter ring, and a 20th divided scale in red inside the tachometer ring. The chronograph and tachometer functions are operated with the chronograph hand. It has a steel case back and case appears to be chrome plated, with large crown, flat pushers and a Landeron 248 hand wound movement – one that was commonly used in vintage watches of this period. It comes on a replacement brown leather strap and is in overall excellent condition and a nice vintage collectible. Dimensions are width is 37 mm excluding the crown, 39 mm including the crown, 43 lug to lug and 12 mm thick. Ref. VIN 539. sold |
Rotary Aquaplunge - Pilot Style Hand Winding Chronograph
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Excellent condition Rotary Aquaplunge hand winding pilot style chronograph, dating to the late 1960’s to early 19’70’s. It is a Swiss made watch, with Swiss made movement, stainless steel case, antimagnetic movement with shock protection system. It is a handsome and utility looking wristwatch with its black dial and bold dial markers and hands. It has got a tachometric scale on the internal fixed bezel. It has got a bi directional rotating friction bezel which is evenly marked in 60 minute iterations in a typical aviator style design marking out the minutes in one minute intervals with the five minutes in numeric print. It has got a forty five minute chronograph with the forty five minute elapsed time in the sub dial at the 3 position,. The sixty second elapsed time is the central sweep second hand and the subsidiary seconds at the 9 position. The dial is mat black and nice looking with contrasting silver sub dials. The movement is a Swiss made Landeron 248 hand winding chronograph It has got a large over sized crown for easy operation and acrylic crystal. It comes on a generic replacement stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp. It is a classic watch representing good value for money. The dimensions are as follows: width is 36 mm excluding crown and 39 mm including crown, Lug to lug is 43 mm, Thickness is 13 mm Ref. VIN 538. Price sold |
Tudor Oyster Date California Dial
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Excellent condition Tudor Oyster Date California dial automatic winding wristwatch. Tudor needs no introduction, and needless to say, they are made by Rolex, and originally conceived to offer a cheaper alternative to the Rolex, but maintaining the same high build and quality standards set out by the parent company, Rolex. So much so are the similarities, that the Tudors, are often a Rolex watch, with another dial that says "Tudor" instead of "Rolex" This is one such watch - It is an Oysterdate in disguise. The case is signed Rolex and is marked on the back "Original Oyster case by Rolex Geneva" with the Rolex crown logo. The winding crown also has the Rolex Crown logo. The watch has a redialled watch meaning that the original dial was printed over, but the dial restorer has taken the liberty of adding Rolex to the dial with the Rolex crown logo. The watch however is sold as a Tudor as it is a re-dialled Tudor. The movement is a Tudor signed movement and is an ETA 2772 automatic winding Swiss made 25 jewel movement. It has got a replacement acrylic with a magnified date window at the three position, screw down crown, plexi crystal. The dial is a striking looking and always popular California dials with part Roman numerals, part Arabic numerals with inverted triangle at the 12 position and batons at the 3, 6 and 9 positions. It is a clean looking silver dial with polished reflective silver numerals and two tone silver dial. Clean looking original movement singed Tudor. All round excellent clean and lovely looking watch. It comes an a replacement Kevlar style strap. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 37 mm including crown and 40 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm. Ref: VIN 540.375.6 reserved |
Tudor Hand Winding Wristwatch 9k with Original Box and Papers
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Mint condition Tudor manual winding wristwatch recently serviced, complete with all box and original papers, wallet, buckle and hang tag. Tudor needs no introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. This watch is a wonderful example in mint condition inside and out. It dates to 1983 this is stated on the original stamped paperwork. The case is 9 k gold with an acrylic crystal. The case appears to have never been polished as it still has sharp angular edges and no rounding off. The central part of the case back has an original grained pattern on it. The case back is a snap on back and is not engraved. The inside of the case back as hall marks and stamped by Tudor. It has got the original signed winding crown with the Tudor shield logo. The watch Tudor signed seventeen jewelled Swiss made calibre 2422 movement in excellent working order. The dial is a beautiful champagne gold colour. This is nicely contrasting against eh gold hands with black insets and gold batons with black insets, and blact Tudor lettering. It has a large Tudor crown logo at the 12 position. The strap is a new and unworn replacement crocodile pattern glossy brown leather strap. The buckle is the original gold plated buckle with Tudor crown logo. It comes in the original small presentation box which is the long box fro strap watches. It also comes with the red Tudor wallet containing papers which include the Translation of the original document papers and the Tudor Guarantee certificate which shows the watch number and date of purchase. It also has the Tudor instruction booklet with pictures and diagrams of Tudor watches explaining the watches. Lastly it also comes with the original hang tag with the watch number on the hang tag. Magnificent watch and a collectors dream find with the box and papers. Dimensions are 33 mm excluding crown, 34 mm including crown and 40 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm. Ref VIN 533. reserved |
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Pristine condition vintage Eternamatic 9 karat gold automatic wristwatch which was recently serviced. Eterna have been producing high quality watches since their formation in 1856 in Grenchen, Switzerland. They have been responsible for many horological innovations including the 1948 production of the world’s first automatic wristwatch on a ball bearing mounted rotor – a huge technological achievement of the era, and the Eterna logo still today bears, the five ball bearings. Then, there was the world’s very first alarm wristwatch, the smallest self-winding movement, the thinnest quartz wristwatch of all times with a mere 0.98 mm, the smallest quartz movement for ladies’ watches, and on and on. For connoisseurs of Swiss quality timepieces, all these accomplishments transformed the name Eterna into a genuine legend. The watch dates to 1972. It is a presentation watch and as such in pristine condition. Presentation watches were often treasured and rarely worn due to their sentimentality, this one is no exception and it has seen very little wrist time. The case is swolid 9 karat gold and has a decent weitght to it. It appears to have never been polished as the edges are sharp. Unusually it has got a screw on case back. Thi si sopposed to the regular snap on backs on gold watches of this era. The screw case back gives it more depth, thisckness, and of course more gold content. There is approximately £100 worth of scrap gold in the case. The watch is a simple and understated design, has a pearl white dial, gold hands and batons. The dial case and hands are all in mint condition. The movement is an automatic Brevet 21 jeweled caliber 1414UD. The movement is signed with the Words Eterna-Matic and is in outstanding condition. Keeping accurate time. It has got the original signed crown with the ball bearing logo. The case back is stamped with the presentation insignia “ICL Majority Club 21 years Service. S. Dandy 6.5.72. Dimensions are: width 34 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown, lug to lug 40 mm, thickness 11.5 mm. Ref. ETE 29. sold |
Tudor
Prince Oyster Date "Ranger"
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Excellent condition Tudor Prince Oysterdate "Ranger" automatic winding wristwatch. Tudor needs no introduction, and needless to say, they are made by Rolex, and originally conceived to offer a cheaper alternative to the Rolex, but maintaining the same high build and quality standards set out by the parent company, Rolex. So much so are the similarities, that the Tudors, are often a Rolex watch, with another dial that says "Tudor" instead of "Rolex" This Ranger is one such watch - It is an Oysterdate in disguise. The case is signed Rolex and is marked on the back "Original Oyster case by Rolex Geneva" with the Rolex crown logo. The winding crown also has the Rolex Crown logo. Handsome and practical matte black dial with red Ranger lettering, magnified date window at the three position, screw down crown, plexi crystal. The Ranger is the Tudor variant of the Explorer I. It has the large bold numerals, 12, 6 and 9. Instead of a number three it has a date window with the signature Rolex cyclops magnifier. The dial is has been re-furbished so is in mint condition yet retains an aged look. It comes on an oyster style solid link after market bracelet. Clean looking original movement singed Tudor. All round excellent clean and lovely looking watch. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 37 mm including crown and 40 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm. Ref: VIN 530.495 Reserved |
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Mint and stunning looking condition Tudor Oyster Prince automatic winding wristwatch. The case and dial are in super condition and it has recently been serviced so timekeeping is good. The watch is an acrylic crystal model dating to the late 1970’s to early 1980’s. Tudor is a company that need little introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the Rolex price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. This watch is the full size Oyster and is of course the relation to the Rolex Oyster. The dial is silver with large applied silver numbers and baton markers. The case and dial are in mint condition and has rarely been used. It has got a Rolex signed screw down crown. The case back is stamped with the Rolex crown and the words "Original Rolex Oyster Case by Rolex Geneva". All round an attractive and lovely looking and very desirable watch, but not at a Rolex price. It comes on a replacement black leather strap. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 37 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm Ref: VIN 529. sold |
Zeno
Hand Winding Jump Hour
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Mint and new old stock condition Zeno hand winding jump hour wristwatch. Very 1970’s retro looking watch. The jump hour watches are sometimes referred to as direct read or mechanical digital. Zeno are a small family owned business who have been making a wide range of watches, but strongly focused on aviation and military style watches since in Basel Switzerland since 1922. The jump hour as the name suggests has the hours on a wheel which jump from one hour to the next once sixty minutes has elapsed. The hour change does so in a similar fashion to the watch the date changes, which is quite slowly at first with small gradual movement, then suddenly flicks to the next hour. The hour display is at the 9 position on a red wheel with white print. The minute display is at the lower central 6 position, this is a gradual change wheel and does not snap over. It has got a date at the 3 position, shown on a blue wheel with white print. It has got a regular style central sweep seconds hand. The dial is a sunburst effect burgundy colour being slightly darker to the outer edges. The movement is a Swiss made hand winding 25 jewel movement. It has got a highly polished chrome plated octagonal case with steel back. The crystal is acrylic and is faceted showing nine different facets. It comes on a 40 stainless steel Milanese style adjustable mesh bracelet. Dimensions are 36 mm excluding crown, 36 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug and 13 mm thick. sold |
Certina
Blue Ribbon Hand Winding Wristwatch – Original Box
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Certina was established in 1888, when Adolf and Alfred Kurth opened in Grenchen their first movement and supplies factory for the watchmaking industry. Certina did not begin producing complete watches and timepieces for a few years which they then did alongside their work producing movements for other companies. By 1938 the company had expanded and 250 employees celebrated the 50th anniversary of the company. At that time Certina were already known as pioneers. By 1972 Certina employed 900 people and produced 600,000 watches every year. The company was ranked first in most major jewellery watch fairs, and they obtained both the "International Diamonds Awards" and the "Golden Rose" award. Today Certina are owned by the Swatch group, along with many other Swiss watchmakers such as Omega, Breguet, Mido and Tissot and has now established itself in Le Locle. Mint condition Certina 9 karat gold plate dress watch. Certina were a prolific Swiss watch manufacturer in the mid 20th century producing high quality watches. This one is a hand winding Certina Blue Ribbon. It utlises one of Certina’s in hous movements, the 17 jewel calibre 25-36. The watch is a clean and crisp with unblemished dial showing no signs of age, quite remarkable since it dates back to the early 1960’s. The dial is creamy silver in colour with silver applied baton markers and hands. The case is in mint condition and it has got the original winding crown. Comes on a replacement navy blue strap and comes in the original Certina box. Has a steel case back and is a classic all round dress watch fit for wear at work or casually. A must for any Certina collector. Dimensions are: width 34 excluding crown, 35 mm including crown and pushers, lug to lug 40 mm, thickness 9 mm. Ref: VIN 530. sold |
Tudor
Manual Winding Wristwatch
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Mint condition Tudor manual winding wristwatch. This is a presentation watch and the back is engraved with “Sorie Thorlie 1946 - 1971. From this inscription, the watch can be dated to 1971, but is in an older looking style. Tudor needs no introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. This watch is a wonderful example in mint condition inside and out. It dates to approximately 1968 but looks a few years old. The dial and hands are excellent and the case has a few light marks from normal wear. The winding action is sturdy and tight and changing the time is also tight and feels new. The dial is silver with gold applied numbers and gold hands, slender and narrow watch with narrow winding crown, long slender lugs. All round lovely looking and very desirable watch, but not at a Rolex price. Dimensions are 33 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown and 38 mm lug to lug, thickness is 9 mm. Ref VIN 528. sold |
Tudor Prince Oysterdate Automatic Wristwatch
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Excellent condition Tudor Prince Oysterdate automatic winding wristwatch dating to the late 1970’s. It has an acrylic crystal, the original Rolex signed screw down crown, Rolex stamped case back and black leather Zenith branded strap. This watch is the full size Oyster and is of course the relation to the Rolex Oyster. The dial is silver with applied bold baton markers and hands. The case and dial are in excellent condition. The date is quick set and it has a stop second hand for accurate time setting. The day change is accurate in changing over and snaps over at midnight exactly. Has a signed screw down crown. The bracelet is original to the watch and is has the Tudor shield logo on the clasp. The case back is stamped with the Rolex crown and the words "Original Rolex Oyster Case by Rolex Geneva". All round an attractive and lovely looking and very desirable watch, it has an acrylic crystal and magnifying Cyclops over the date window. It comes with non genuine inner box and outer box with non genuine unsigned paper. It also has a spare unused black strap and a used brown strap that come with the watch. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 37 mm including crown and 41 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm Ref: VIN 502. sold |
Tudor Manual Winding Wristwatch
– 9k gold
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Mint condition Tudor manual winding wristwatch. Tudor needs no introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. This watch is a wonderful example in mint condition inside and out. It dates to the late 1972 but looks a few years old. The dial and hands are excellent and the case has a few light marks from normal wear. The winding action is sturdy and tight and changing the time is also tight and feels new. The dial is gold with gold and gold applied baton markers and gold hands, slender and narrow watch with narrow winding crown. The case is in typical fashion of a late 1960’s or early 1970’s wristwatch which is square with rounded off corners and a sunburst pattern to the front to the case. The lugs are short square to compliment the case shape. The watch was originally a presentation watch for long service. Often presentation watches are treasured items and well looked after such as this one. The case back is engraved with “Presented by Fewsters ltd in 1972 Mr L Robson in recognition of 20 years service”. It comes on replacement leather strap but also with the a genuine Rolex signed (but faded signature) strap without buckle and appears to be original to the watch. It comes with the original box, warranty paper, and hang tag. All round lovely looking and very desirable watch, but not at a Rolex price. Dimensions are 32 mm excluding crown, 34 mm including crown and 38 mm lug to lug, thickness is 9.5 mm. Ref: VIN 492. sold |
Tudor Manual Winding Wristwatch 9 karat gold
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Mint condition Tudor manual winding wristwatch. This was a presentation watch by Scottish Aviation to one of its service men. The inscription on the back reads “Presented by Scottish Aviation to William Dick for 25 years service. Tudor needs no introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. This watch is a wonderful example in mint condition inside and out. It dates to approximately 1968 but looks a few years old. The dial and hands are excellent and the case has a few light marks from normal wear. The winding action is sturdy and tight and changing the time is also tight and feels new. The dial is gold with gold and black applied numbers and baton markers and gold hands, slender and narrow watch with narrow winding crown, long slender lugs. All round lovely looking and very desirable watch, but not at a Rolex price. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 35 mm including crown and 38 mm lug to lug, thickness is 8 mm. Ref VIN 490. sold |
Longines Hand Wound Wristwatch – 14k
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Excellent condition Longines hand wound wristwatch with 14 karat gold case. The dial is an attractive and unusual two tone dial in copper and cream colour. The central part is copper in colour with the cream track holding the numbers which are in gold. The hands are blued steel. It is an altogether striking looking and handsome watch. It is well constructed, with excellent hand wound 17 jewel Longines calibre 23M movement making it a no nonsense, no compromise, durable watch meant to last a lifetime and longer. The movement is in beautiful condition and is a stunning looking one to boot. This one has a very attractive silver dial with a 9 karat gold case and case back. The case back is a snap on back. The dial is silver and in excellent condition with gold applied batons sweep central second hand. Has a large Longines logo at the upper centre. Altogether in excellent condition and a nice collectors piece. Outstanding watch in excellent condition. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 36 mm including crown and 42 mm lug to lug and 9 mm thick. Ref: VIN 518. reserved |
Longines Hand Wound Wristwatch – 9 karat gold – heavy case –
original box
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Good condition Longines hand wound wristwatch with heavy case in 9 karat gold. The watch (including the strap) weighs in at 43 grams which is approximately 1.5 ounces. Usually gold watches are about nearly half this weight. It is well constructed, with excellent hand wound 17 jewel Longines calibre 280 movement making it a no nonsense, no compromise, durable watch meant to last a lifetime and longer. This one has a very attractive silver dial with a 9 karat gold case and case back. There is some patina to the dial due to its age, which adds to the vintage feel. The case back is a snap on back. The dial is silver and in excellent condition with gold applied batons sweep central second hand. Has a large Longines winged logo and name "Longines" at the upper centre. Has the original Longines signed winding crown with the winged logo. The watch comes on a genuine Longines brown crocodile leather strap with gold colour genuine and Longines signed pin buckle. It comes with the original box which is a rare find. Altogether in excellent condition and a nice collectors piece. Outstanding watch in excellent condition. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 36 mm including crown and 42 mm lug to lug and 9 mm thick. Ref: VIN 517. sold |
Universal
Genève 18k Gold Chronograph
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Beautiful and hardly used condition large cased Universal Geneve 18 karat gold chronogrpah. Universal Geneve as founded in 1894, Universal Genève has preserved a watch making tradition and heritage that has passed from father to son through the years - not just in the management of the company, but also in the skills applied in the company's work-rooms. These techniques, practices and superlative standards have yielded an uncompromising quality in every timepiece that carries the Universal Genève name. Every step of Universal Genève watch's fabrication is governed by the highest of standards. Raw materials are selected by ultra-sensitive instruments. Only state-of-the-watch making-art technologies and manufacturing methods are employed. Long regarded as a preferred watch for individuals who expect and require impeccable precision and dependability, Universal Genève watches can be seen adorning the wrists of such notables as diplomats, business executives, authors, scientists, and top military brass, as well as world renown personalities and other celebrities. Another famed collection is the Polerouter series descended from the watch that accompanied the SAS pilots on their historic North Pole crossing in 1957. This is an 18 karat gold chronograph. The condition is absolutely superb with a minty clean dial. It has just come back from a full service and is a lovely watch. It looks like the crown is a replacement, other than that, it is all original and a clean honest and lovely watch. A real touch of class. Dimensions are: width is 38 mm excluding crown, 40 mm including crown, lug to lug is 44 mm and thickness is 11 mm. Ref. VIN 503. sold |
Enicar
Grapho-Matic Automatic Chronograph
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Excellent condition 1960's Beautiful Enicar Grapho-Matic automatic chronograph in striking colours and in excellent all round condition. Enicar watches were made to extremely high standards as many of them originally went to export to China where there were few watch making skills, so a watch needed to be durable, reliable and strong, so it would not required to be fixed. Stainless steel case and the back has the Enicar large embossed leaping dolphin with the usual Saturn planet in the background, with an individual serial number. The watch is a sporty design with lovely contrasting features. The watch has got a Lemania 1340 automatic movement which is the same movement used in Omega watches, most notably the Speedmaster, Omega called this movement the caliber 1040. The dial is striking being a dull grey/blue colour with grey and orange sub dials, and orange sweep chronograph central hand and yellow tipped central minute elapsed time. The twelve hour elapsed timer is at the 6 position and the sixty minute elapsed timer is at the 9 position. It has a date at the position and this is a quick set date. Enicar Saturn logo at the top center of the dial, comes on military style brown leather strap. A stunning classic in great condition. Dimensions are 39 mm excluding crown, 42 mm including crown and 44 mm lug to lug, thickness is 14.5 mm. Ref: VIN 523. sold |
Jaeger Le Coultre - Hand Wound Wristwatch
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Mint condition Jaeger Le Coultre hand wound wristwatch. The dial is all original and in quite spectacular condition for its age. Superb. The dial has a military style to it with large and bold numbers broad hands and matt black in colour. Jaeger Le Coultre are one of the few elite Swiss watchmakers who manufacture their own movements in house. They are a company was established in 1833 in the Vallee de Joux watch making region of Switzerland. They are highly regarded for their quality timepieces, technical innovation, and one of the most stringent and fanatical testing centres in Switzerland. Jaeger Le Coultre have been instrumental in the development of wrist alarms, and they developed the first automatic wrist alarm 1958. This one dates from the mid 1960’s. Has a Jaeger le Coultre wording at the 12 position. The case is polished stainless steel. The movement is in beautiful condition and is a stunning looking and photogenic Jaeger Le Coultre signed movement. Attractive looking movement. Unusual to find in a watch of this age in such good condition. UK retail price for a modern Jaeger le Coultre is about is £3,500 or US $5,200. Dimensions are: width 33 excluding crown, 34 mm including crown and pushers, lug to lug 39 mm, thickness 9 mm. Ref: VIN 516 sold |
Buler
– Hand Winding New Old Stock Wristwatch
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Mint condition and unused as new Buler hand wound wristwatch. Buler are a Swiss company that are still in existence today. They are perhaps most famous for their 1970’s watches most notably the jumping hour, (or as some call them the mechanical digital watch). The Buler company was founded, in 1945, by the SSIH group. (Société Suisse de l'Industrie Horlogère). The Buler-watch factory, being a child of the second half of the 20th century, was not bound by old traditions. Indeed, it was a young firm which, in regard to technical, structural as well as social issues was no longer applying yesterday’s approaches, but embracing pioneering methods. This was one of Buler’s strong aspects on which the company has built the world-famous reputation of its products. This one is an attractive 1970’s retro looking watch with a bright and cheerful design. It has a brushed finish square case with silver grey dial and retro dial markings. It has a day and date at the three position. Has a screw on steel back and acrylic crystal, working well. Very attractive and retro looking watch. Width is 36 mm excluding crown, 38 mm including crown, lug to lug is 41 mm, and 12 mm thick. Ref. VIN 527. sold |
Swiss
Emporer Hand Wound Chronograph
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Excellent condition Swiss Emperor manual winding chronograph. The Swiss Emperor was a small Swiss company now defunct that was more famous for making wrist alarms. They did however come up with some very good quality, robust and durable watches. This one dates from the 1960’s and is in a typical late 1960’s style. Unlike many of the cheaper end of the market contemporaries, this one is made of solid stainless steel - other cheaper watches were chrome plated brass. Being steel, it has held it’s attractive looks. It is in very good condition, and a very attractive eye catching watch. It has a striking and handsome blue dial with contrasting white sub dials and red hands. It has silver applied baton hour marks. The subsidiary seconds are at the 9 position, the forty five minute elapsed timer is at 3 position and it has a date at the 6 position. The sixty second chronograph elapsed timer is the large sweep hand. The movement is the well know and robust Swiss made Valjoux 7733. Excellent value for money vintage with a matchless engine in it. The width is 37 mm excluding crown, 40 mm including crown. The thickness is 14 mm and the lug to lug distance is 45 mm. Ref. VIN 519. sold |
Delfin
Chronographe – Hand Wound Chronograph
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Good condition Delfin Chronographe hand wound chronograph. It is a large and purposeful high quality watch, specifically designed for timing sporting events at the Olympics. It is large and square, so that it can be hand held and easily operated. The case is solid stainless steel. The dial is marked for sports timing. The outer tachometric ring has divided up and each segment in different colours from white, to yellow, to red to blue and the final incrament in red again. This contrasts nicely against the mat black dial. The hands and sub dial surrounds are gold in colour. The 60 second elapsed timer is the central sweep hand. The 45 minute elapsed timer is at the 3 position and subsidiary seconds at the 9 position. The movement is a Valjoux 7734. Altogether very bright and colourful watch that is extremely well designed and thought out in terms of the dial markings and the modifications to the movement to create a specialist sports timing instrument. Outstanding watch and excellent value for money as this is a real collectors classic.. The width is 36 mm excluding crown, 39 mm including crown. The thickness is 13 mm and the lug to lug distance is 45 mm. Ref. VIN 525 sold |
Vintage Regulator Hand Wound Wristwatch
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Very unusual and good condition vintage hand wound regulator watch. Regulators are not common watches and less often seen in vintage watches. The regulator face is a striking and unusual watch, which is distinctive an unique looking. The Regulator clock was originated in the 18th century by Louis Berthould. He devised the regulator dial. His idea was that the minute hand should be very dominant, with hours and seconds rotating within separate dials integrated into the watch face. For the very first time this arrangement made the minute hand stand out at all times. At the time it was a groundbreaking invention, but one which also took account of an emerging trend: people were becoming increasingly interested in measuring the smallest unites of time. They sensed a growing urge to keep a precise, uniform track of time wherever they happened to be. This assisted from industry, trade, communications, science, navigation as well as everyday schedules such as keeping to correct timetables for transportation. The new dial was incorporated in pendulum clocks called regulators. The regulator clocks became very precise and were used for determining official standards until the 1960’s when they were replaced by millisecond accurate atomic clocks. The watch itself is hand wound. It has the red central sweep second hand as the primary visual. The two sub dials are the hour hand in the top sub dial and the minute hand in the lower sub dial. The watch is made from stainless steel with an acrylic crystal. The winding action is perfect, but when setting the time, the crown slips a bit and setting the time is easier turning the hands backwards as there is less slippage. Dimensions ar4e as follows, Width is 35 mm excluding the crown, 36 mm including the crown, lug to lug is 39 mm and thickness is 9 mm. Ref VIN 522 sold |
Memostar
Wrist Alarm
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Good condition Memostar hand wound wrist alarm. Memostar were prevalent in the 1970’s and this is a design that comes on a regular basis. It dates to around 1974 and this can clearly be seen though the 1970’s styling. This style went horribly out of fashion in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. However this retro 1970’s look has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity of late and its not difficult to see why. The case is typical of the period with its elongated shape, high sides and thick edges. The dial is also typical with sunburst feel especially with long indices. The alarm indicator hand is bright contrasting orange. The crowns are original. The top crown winds and sets the alarm and the bottom crown winds the watch and sets the hands. There is a date at the 3 position. Works well with loud alarm sounding on cue. The alarm is more of a buzz than a bell. The buzzing alarms are always much louder than the bell types. The movement is an AS 1931. AS were most famous for building wrist alarm movements. Dimensions are as follows. Width is 37 mm excluding the crown and 39 mm including crown. Lug to lug is 40 mm and the thickness is 9 mm Ref: VIN 512. sold |
Kelek Lancia - Automatic Chronograph Calibre 11
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Very rare Kelek automatic chronograph with Lancia logo dial. Not much known on the history of the Lancia watch, but presumably a corporate gift for clients or racing teams, of for sale with Lancia cars. Kelek is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1896 and owned by Breitling. In addition to finishing and modifying Breitling's ETA/Valjoux/other base movements to high standards, Kelek develops in-house modules for them. Kelek was acquired by and is now been fully integrated with Breitling. This Kelek Lancia is a mint and new looking condition watch with a Calibre 11 automatic winding chronograph. The same movement used in many Breitlings, and Heuers. It is a handsome and strong watch with practical features, with vintage and very retro case shape. The dial is beautiful and a perfectly balanced combination of timekeeping and chronograph functions, keeping the un necessary clutter found on the "wannabe" watches to an absolute minimum. The dial is a two register chronograph, which is unusual to find in an automatic as most automatics have three sub registers. The winding crown is on the left of the case so it does not interfere with the chronograph functions. Date window at 6 position further adding to the fine dial balance. The sub seconds and chronograph hands are orange and contrast against the white sub dials which are unusually large. Has a black dial with white seconds track and blue tachometric scale making for an altogether very good looking colour scheme. All stainless steel solid and heavy case. Width is 40 mm excluding crown and 42 mm including crown, Lug to lug is 45 mm, Thickness is 14 mm. Ref: VIN 510. sold |
Wakmann
Chronograph
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Excellent condition Wakmann two register manual winding chronograph with very rare and stunning looking and immaculate condition Valjoux 236 hand wound movment signed Ch. Gigandet in the bridge. Wakmann were independent Swiss companies, who were famously taken over by Breitling. The Wakmann name eventually disappeared after a series of watches with the joint Wakmann and Breitling names on them. Wakmann were responsible for making small numbers of high quality watches such as this one. It is a well proportioned and evenly balanced striking looking watch with nice colour scheme. The dial is very dark blue that usually looks black, but blue in strong light. The sub dials are ringed in white as is the dial ringed with a white tachometric scale. The chronograph and sub seconds hands are in sharply contrasting red and it has got a black count up 60 minute frictional bi directional rotating bezel. It is a technical and handsome looking watch. The subsidiary seconds are at 9, the thirty minute elapsed timer is at 3, and the sixty second elapsed timer is the sweeping central hand. Nicely proportioned case with long two piece pump pushers. The width is 40 mm excluding crown, 43 mm including crown. The thickness is 13 mm and the lug to lug distance is 47 mm. Ref. VIN 508. sold |
Tudor Princess Oysterdate
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Excellent condition Tudor Princess Oysterdate automatic winding wristwatch. The ever populr a Tudor Oyster, this time in a ladies format. Tudor is a company that need little introduction as it is the company started by Rolex to produce quality wristwatches without the Rolex price tag. Initially controlled and made by Rolex, but now a company in their own right. The dial is silver with large applied silver numbers and baton markers. The case and dial are in excellent condition. Has a Rolex signed screw down crown. The bracelet is original to the watch and is the Rolex bracelet with a Rolex signed clasp. The case back is signed with Rolex and the Rolex crown logo. The watch is by any other name a Rolex, but not a Rolex price. All round an attractive and lovely looking and very desirable watch, but not at a Rolex price. It has got an acrylic crystal and magnifying Cyclops over the date window. It comes with a very rare hear shaped Tudor presentation box, the box alone is worth about £100. Dimensions are 25 mm excluding crown, 37 mm including crown and 31 mm lug to lug, thickness is 10 mm Ref: NWW 624, sold |
Tissot
Seastar Hand Wound Wristwatch
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Vintage Tissot hand winding divers wristwatch, just come back from a service. Tissot are one of the pioneering and entrepreneurial Swiss watchmakers that allowed them to succeed and be one of the mainstream Swiss watchmakers since 1853. It has been their dedicated and meticulous work that has enabled the production of high quality watches at affordable prices. None more so than this one. It is a an all round good looking and practical watch. It has got a stainless steel case which is in a polished finish. The dial has an unusual effect and most times appears to be black but in certain lights and at certain angles it appears to be blue. Has an attractive and nicely contrasting red sweep second hand. It has got a Swiss made hand winding movement. Comes on a replacement strap. Dimensions are asa follows. Width is 36 mm excluding the crown, 38 mm including the crown, lug to lug is 40 mm and thickness is 11 mm. Ref. VIN 511. sold |
Ed Heuer Hand
Wound Chronograph – Rare Historical Watch
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Mint and new old stock looking condition, very rare historical Ed Heuer manual winding chronograph, signed Ed Heuer & SA. Edouard Heuer founded the now Tag Heuer company in 1860, making pocket watches and dashboard clocks. He made his first chronograph in 1914. This one is hard to date, but looks like it is from the 1940’s. It has a large and thick gold plated case with steel back and domed acrylic crystal. It has large swivel lugs giving it an elongated appearance. Unusually it is a single pusher chronograph with the button at 2 position that stops, starts and resets the chronograph. It has a beautiful silver dial in immaculate condition which is a nice contrast against the gold case and gold applied baton markers and hands. Has a tachometric scale in blue and red accents to the hour markers. The thirty minute elapsed timer is at the 3 position, the subsidiary seconds at the 9 position and the sixty second elapsed timer is the large central sweep second hand. Comes on replacement leather strap. The width is 37 mm excluding crown, 39 mm including crown. The thickness is 14 mm and the lug to lug distance is 54 mm. Ref. HEU 137. not available |
Jaeger Le Coultre Automatic
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Good condition Jaeger Le Coultre automatic wristwatch. Seldom seen dial and colour combination of black and gold which is always a pouplar combination but not often seen. Jaeger Le Coultre are one of the few elite Swiss watchmakers who manufacture their own movements in house. They are a company was established in 1833 in the Vallee de Joux watch making region of Switzerland. They are highly regarded for their quality timepieces, technical innovation, and one of the most stringent and fanatical testing centres in Switzerland. Jaeger Le Coultre have been instrumental in the development of wrist alarms, and they developed the first automatic wrist alarm 1958. This one dates from the mid 1960’s. The design is typical of this era of wristwatch styling, it is slim and elegant looking with attractive straight lugs. Has a Jaeger le Coultre wording at the 12 position and quickset date at the 3 position. The date is set by advancing and regressing the hands past midnight. The dial is in mint condition in mat black and has got lovely contrasting gold coloured hands and baton markings. The movement is a Jaeger le Coultre movement, Comes on replacement leather strap. UK retail price for a modern Jaeger le Coultre is about is £2,500 or US $4,000. Dimensions are: width 36 excluding crown, 38 mm including crown and pushers, lug to lug 42 mm, thickness 11 mm. Ref: VIN 500. sold |
Chronographe
Suisse Manual Winding Chronograph in 18 k gold back
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Good condition Chronographe Suisse manual winding chronograph. Beautiful looking watch with lovely and striking copper and gold dial design. The dial is showing its age with fading. For £70 it can get a new looking re-dial with a good re-dialer. It is a dress watch but with some technical functions to it. The dial has some fading to which is more prevalent to the 6 position. The subsidiary seconds are at 9, and the thirty minute elapsed timer is at 3. The sixty second chronograph elapsed timer is the sweep hand, which is blued steel. It has a tachometric scale on the outer chapter and a sixty second scale on the inner chapter marked out in 1/5th second iterations for accurate timing. The dial colourings are neatly contrasting against each other. The number markings are gold with other dial markings, with gold watch and chronograph hands. Lovely 18 karat gold case back hallmarked on the case back with long and narrow lugs, flat and square pushers with narrow wheel style winding crown. Dimensions are 38 mm excluding crown, 40 mm including crown and 46 mm lug to lug, thickness is 12 mm Ref: VIN 520. sold |
Roamer
Anfibio – Rhodesian Army Issue
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Roamer began life in 1888 when a watchmaker named Fritz Meyer opened his own workshop to produce cylinder escapements in Switzerland. Fifteen years later, his venture had grown into a fully fledged company manufacturing their own complete movements. By 1923, the company was turning out one million watches a year and in 1932 it had 1,200 employees. In 1940, its inventive engineers had developed and patented an exceptionally astute watertight system. The company continued to prosper and became especially famous for the Anfibio range of water resistant watches which today have become collectors items. The Anfibio watches were famously issued to the to various armies and police forces including the Rhodesian army and the South African police. They were also very famous for their “Stingray” watches which were originally marketed as entry level, but very hardy and tough watches, which were fun to own, but built with good quality materials and movements. This one is indeed one of their famous Anfibio models which is rare as it is a white dial. Usually they were black dial models. Ordinarily a white dial would not make it so rare, but since this one is in fact one of the military issu watches, which normally have black dials, it is unusual in that it was a white dial. From adoing a little research it can be seen that it was issued to the Rhodesian Army. The Rhodesian Army found diffuiculty sourcing products due to world wide sanctions against Rhodesia in the mid to late 1970’s when they broke free of the British Empire and declared themselves independent under the leadership of Ian Smith without having free and fair elections. In addition to sourcing products, Rhodesia was forced into a civil war due to the actions of the independent government, and these watches were issued to the Rhodesian Army. This one appears to have been issued the a soldier in the elite Selous Scouts. The Selous Scouts were the Rhodesian elite force and were trained by the SAS. The watch was bought in a Hereford auction close to the base of the UK SAS headquarters, so it is possible that there is some connection there. There is an issue number on the back of the watch, 24154510, and the name “Pugh”. More research shows that a member of the Selous Scouts, which was a small unit was named Pugh. This can be seen here http://www.theselousscouts.com/ScoutsP.php With the auction in Hereford, the issue number and name, all information stacks up that this was owned by Pugh in the Selous Scouts. A rare collectors piece. Dimensions are 34 mm excluding crown, 36 including crown and 38 mm lug to lug and 15 mm thick. Ref: VMW 136. sold |
Ollech & Wajs Selectron Slide Rule -
mint new old stock
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Ollech & Wajs started business in the 1950s when Albert Wajs began making and supplying stainless steel bracelets for wristwatches. In 1956, a partnership was formed with Joseph Ollech, and they soon began manufacturing wristwatches. Business was done from their retail premises in Zurich. They soon began to expand into world wide markets, more notably the US and UK markets by advertising in magazines that were popular with aviators, soldiers, divers and sportsmen, selling direct to the end user by mail order from Switzerland. In the 1960s O&W sold a variety of professional automatic and manual-wind mechanical military and dive watches for an average of US $12. The Ollech & Wajs M 65 military watch was often sold at PX's on US military bases. These watches became very popular with US soldiers who bought them privately as a replacement for their government issued disposable watches.[1] Sales reached an all time high during the Vietnam War era when they were selling thousands of watches via direct mail order. Towards the late 1970s, Mr. Wajs bought up much of the Breitling company's stock for the aviation models such as the Navitimer. They began producing their own label watches using Breitling cases and the same calibre movements used in Breitling watches. These watches were branded “Aviation” and are now prized amongst collectors. During the first season of the 1970s British television series The Professionals, actors Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins wore what appear to be Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000 wristwatches. Another even rarer classic in mint condition. Bought as new old stock, but has been worn on the odd occasion. The watch is from the 1960's but until recently has never seen the light of day before. Another cult classic from the cult manufacturer Ollech & Wajs. These are hard to find at the best of times as it was originally bought as new old stock. It's a chrome plated case with stainless steel back with the slide rule bezel in acrylic, it is a lovely watch, very distinguishable, and a true classic. In most of the Ollech & Wajs styles, this one is typical as it is a navigators tuype watch, with slide rule bezel which is used to calculate flight plans. The rotating slide rule bezel is bi directional and non ratchet. Incabloc shock protected movement with a combination of numerals and baton hour markings, red second hand with date window at 3. Dimensions are Width is 40 mm excluding crown, 42 mm including crown, lug to lug is 47 mm, and thickness is 10 mm Ref: NWW 712. sold |
Realm Hand Wound
Vintage Chronograph
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Vintage Realm hand wound wristwatch which is gold plated. This a beautiful looking vintage wristwatch in excellent condition with some fading and patina to the dial in keeping with its age and adding to the overall vintage feel. The watch is a dress style watch but with technical functions on the dial and a chronograph. The hands and numerals are in gold colour contrasting nicely against the silver dial. The watch has got a tachometer scale which is printed in black in the outer chapter ring. The chronograph and tachometer functions are operated with the chronograph hand. It has a steel case, with large crown, pump pushers and a Landeron 248 hand wound movement – one that was commonly used in vintage watches of this period. It comes on a replacement brown leather strap and is in overall excellent condition and a nice vintage collectible. Dimensions are width is 36 mm excluding the crown, 38 mm including the crown, 41mm lug to lug and 12 mm thick. Ref. VIN 521 sold |
Tag Heuer Stopwatch
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Excellent condition Tag Heuer stopwatch. Tag Heuer in the past have been instrumental in timing instruments for technical, industrial and sports timing. This is a technical looking stopwatch, and the dial is divided into 100 parts so that timing can be broken up into 100th’s of a minute. The dial is large and clear in white with black print. The sub dial is for a 30 minute elapsed timer is black and the small hand is orange. It is a manual winding stopwatch, and the winding crown at the 12 position starts and stop the stopwatch. The button at the 10 position is the reset button. Large Tag Heuer logo on dial. Tag Heuer singed movement. All functions work perfectly. Width is 54 mm and 18 mm thick Ref HEU 158 sold |
Omega Stopwatch
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Excellent condition Omega stopwatch. Omega have in the past and to the present day been a leader in timing instruments for technical, industrial and sports timing. This is a technical looking stopwatch. The dial is divided into 10 parts so that timing can be broken up into 10th’s of a minute. The dial is large and clear in white with black print. The sub dial is for a 30 minute elapsed timer with the 30 in red print and the 10 (or 0) is also in red print. It is a manual winding stopwatch, and the winding crown at the 12 position starts and re-sets the stopwatch. The slide button at the 10 position sops or re-starts the stopwatch. Omega signed movement. Large omega lettering and logo on dial. All functions work perfectly. Width is 50 mm and 17 mm thick Ref OME 385. reserved |
