1920s

Elgin1928 USAGrade 485This 1928 Elgin wristwatch from the Legionnaires Series is a lovely example of fine craftsmanship from the art deco era! The two-toned 14k white and yellow gold bezel and case are beautifully engraved with scroll patterns. The barrel-shaped...

Brevet24-Hour DialSub-Second Such a cool vintage Swiss wristwatch! We estimate this piece to be from the mid 1910's to mid 1920's. The dial has no markings, but the inside of the case back list signed BREVET DRGM. DRGM means, "Deutsches...

ELGIN B. W. RaymondRailroad Pocket WatchModel 15 Grade 472The B.W. Raymond Watch was named after Elgin's founder, and former mayor of Chicago, B. W. Raymond. The B.W. Raymond moniker only appeared on watches that Elgin believed represented the absolute pinnacle...

GalmorSwiss Made2 Adjustments 6 JewelsThis Swiss-made Galmor art deco wristwatch features two adjustments and six jewels, dating from approximately the 1910s-1920s. The dial is very attractive with luminous Arabic numbers and hands, and a sub-second hand. The hinged case is...

1927 ELGIN Art Deco Watch Manual Wristwatch “ELGIN The watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.” “Cased and timed at the factory”, this is a vintage Elgin complete 6/0 size wristwatch dated from 1927. It is a manual-wind watch with an original...

“Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.” ELGINMODEL 1GRADE 428WRISTWATCHThis is an immaculate timepiece! A vintage Elgin wristwatch dated from the 1928.It is a manual-winding watch with an original Elgin stem wind and set movement hunter caliber, model 1, grade...

TRENCH WATCHES - "A transitional design between pocket watches and wristwatches." - "From pocket watches those trench watches inherited hinged front and back covers. The lugs for a strap looked like a thick wire attachment to the classical round shape...

GRUEN GUILD In 1878, Jean Aegler -a Swiss watchmaker- in his own house with his wife Anna Maria Ramser, learned the trade of watchmaker. In 1871, he bought an industrial workshop in Bienne which he transformed into a factory. Jean...

BLANCPAIN - The oldest surviving watchmaking brand in the world - "Blancpain has never made a quartz watch and never will."Blancpain S.A. is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, they design, manufacture, distribute and sell prestige and luxury mechanical watches. Today,...

JUMP HOUR WATCH "The early mechanical digital watches are the ancestors of the modern digital watch." As a modern digital watch, a vintage mechanical digital watch also displays the time using digits or numerically with the difference that a mechanical...

ILLINOIS Watch Co. The Illinois Watch Company was one of the premier American watch manufactures. It was founded on December 23, 1870, in Springfield, Illinois by John C. Adams, John Whitfield Bun, and various additional financiers. Twenty years later, Jacob...

ILLINOIS Watch Co. The Illinois Watch Company was one of the premier American watch manufactures. It was founded on December 23, 1870, in Springfield, Illinois by John C. Adams, John Whitfield Bun, and various additional financiers. Twenty years later, Jacob...

ILLINOIS Watch Co.   The Illinois Watch Company was one of the premier American watch manufactures. It was founded on December 23, 1870, in Springfield, Illinois by John C. Adams, John Whitfield Bun, and various additional financiers. Twenty years later,...

ELGIN Diamonds & Rubies Dial Wristwatch This is an UNIQUE and STUNNING timepiece, an art deco vintage Elgin wristwatch, the movement serial number indicates that it is dated from 1920. It is a manual-winding watch caliber grade 431, 7 jewels...

NEW HAVEN WATCH Co. With a capital of $100,000 by W. E. Doolittle, the New Haven Watch Co. is incorporated in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1884, a building is rented and the manufacturing operations began. By 1885-86, the company moved...

GRUEN GUILD In 1878, Jean Aegler -a Swiss watchmaker- in his own house with his wife Anna Maria Ramser, learned the trade of watchmaker. In 1871, he bought an industrial workshop in Bienne which he transformed into a factory. Jean...

MARS Vintage Wristwatch 15 Jewels Champ Watch Co. was a subsidiary of Louis Muller et Cie, of Bienne, Switzerland. Mars was a subsidiary of Gallet. So in my opinion, could be wrong, this is a Mars/Gallet With a movement sourced...

ILLINOIS Watch Company The Whippet The Illinois Whippet also knowing as the Barrel or Tonneau.This is a beautiful timepiece, a vintage Illinois Whippet wristwatch dated from 1929. It is a manual-winding watch, an Illinois movement 6/0s, caliber 903, 15 jewels...

Illinois Watch Co. was not behind to see the good reception that wristwatches received during WWI and felt the time has come for expanded wristwatch manufacturing. Without a doubt, the company maintained an obsession for every detail, producing timepieces that...

ELGIN Art Deco Wristwatch This is an UNIQUE and STUNNING timepiece, an art deco vintage Elgin wristwatch dated from 1928. It is a manual-winding watch caliber grade 430, 7 jewels movement, sub-second hand, the movement is signed "Elgin U.S.A." It...

ILLINOIS "Atlantic" Wristwatch This is a stunning timepiece, a vintage Illinois Atlantic model wristwatch dated from 1927. It is a manual-winding watch 3/0s size, 17 jewels movement, grade 24, sub second hand, made in Springfield, Illinois. After +90 years, it...

ILLINOIS "ACE" Wristwatch "The Illinois ACE is a fairly common but highly desirable Illinois model."   This is a stunning timepiece, a vintage Illinois ACE model wristwatch dated from 1929. It is a manual-winding watch grade 24, 17 jewels movement,...