1940s

BULOVA 1945 Watertite Wristwatch WET IT! SOAK IT! DOUSE IT! – It’s Water-Resistant!BULOVA “Watertite”  NOS Condition! A pristine timepiece, probably never worn before. One of Bulova's earliest waterproof wristwatches, with a military style (or a military version), this is a vintage...

"Your curved wrist deserves the world's only truly curved watch"GRUEN CURVEXThe Precision WatchCal. 440 WristwatchGruen Watch Company, one of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers, founded by a brilliant German horologists, Dietrich Gruen and later by his sons...

1948 BULOVA 21-JEWEL“HIS EXCELLENCY LL”“One of the Bulova’s Finest! Note up-to-date styling – new crisped sides.” One of the Bulova’s fines timepiece! This is a vintage Bulova His Excellency LL wristwatch dated from 1948.It is a manual wind watch powered...

FORTIS – Founded in 1912 by Walter Vogt in the city of Grenchen, Switzerland. Fortis is a Swiss watch company that is known for its high-quality mechanical watches, especially its aviation and diving watches. Fortis has a rich history in...

VALJOUX Valjoux is a Swiss watch movement manufacturer very well known primarily for the chronograph and complication timepiece movements that are used in several mid- to high range of mechanical watches. Valjoux company is part of ETA and a member...

GYCINE WATCH Co."Famous for Accuracy since 1914"Glycine is a Swiss watch company that was founded in 1914. The company is known for producing high-quality, reliable timepieces that are designed to meet the needs of pilots, divers, and other professionals. Glycine...

RockfordCaliber AS 100217 JewelsToday, we are presenting an incredible timepiece, it is a vintage Rockford 17 Jewels wristwatch made by A. Hirsch Co. and dated from the 1940s.This is a manual-wind Rockford watch is powered by an original A. Hirsch...

Longines 17 JewelsSwiss Caliber 10.68Z  This is a very beautiful vintage Longines wristwatch that we believe to be from 1946.  It comes with its original Longines presentation box.This is a manual winding watch with Swiss caliber 10.68Z/10L, with 17 jewels, and...

Hamilton17 JewelsU.S.A. Caliber Grade 747  In 1948 Hamilton introduced the first of several new watch models in the CLD line.  CLD phonetically spells out ‘sealed’ and the CLD models featured a series of gaskets that brought environmental protection of a...

Hamilton17 JewelsCaliber Grade 980This is Hamilton wristwatch is a gorgeous vintage wristwatch, named Myron. The Hamilton Myron wristwatch was produced in coral (rose gold) gold-filled for a single year in 1941. In 1946, the Hamilton Myron, this time in yellow...

Military17 JewelsSwissThis is a very unique vintage Universal Geneve military WWII wristwatch, issue 20514 and dated from the 1940's. It is a manual wind watch with a caliber Universal 267, 17 jewels movement, unadjusted, sweep second, Swiss made.For military use, this...

Bulova SenatorU.S.A. Caliber 8AESwissThis is a gorgeous Bulova Senator wristwatch with an uncommon two-tone black dial. It is in very nice condition! The manual-wind U.S.A.-made movement is caliber 8AE, it has 17 jewels, a sub-second, and runs great.The 10 karat yellow...

Hamilton Watch Company, which was a major American watch manufacturer that was known for its innovative designs and produced a wide range of high-quality timepieces from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.  "There's a well-groomed look about...

Patek Phillippe & Co.  Patek, Czapek & Cie was founded in 1839 by Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek.A great invention, in 1844, Jean Adrien Philippe receives a bronze medal for his keyless winding and hand-setting system at the Industrial Exposition in Paris. By 1945, they patented...

BULOVA “A Bulova Watch is not only a timepiece; it is a piece of history.” Founded by Joseph Bulova, since 1875, Bulova is an American brand knowing for its innovation, craftsmanship and advanced technology. Bulova has remained true to his...

The unique and very collectible rose gold watches by Hamilton. Only produced for a single year and then the production interrupted by WWII. “After the war, the coral gold options were not reintroduced.”  In 1941, Hamilton W. Co. introduced coral...

Gruen Precision14K Solid GoldVeri-ThinThis vintage wristwatch is a beautiful Gruen Veri-Thin Precision from the early 1940's in beautiful condition and is running great! The Swiss cushion-shaped movement is caliber 930 with 17 jewels with a Breguet hairspring.The tonneau dial and...

Hamilton Essex Caliber 980USA-MadeThis Hamilton Essex is a beautiful wristwatch from 1940-1941 in a beautiful coral (rose) gold with fixed, fancy lugs, in excellent condition! The movement is USA-made caliber 980 with 17 jewels, freshly serviced in March 2023. The...

GRUEN Watch Company One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers. Gruen watch company was a watch manufacturer founded in 1894 as "D. Gruen & Son" by a brilliant German horologists, Dietrich Gruen and his eldest son Frederick...

ELGIN WATCH Co. "Elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end. The first watch Elgin made, an 18 sized B W Raymond railroad grade watch, was finished in 1867 and over the next...

HAMILTON"The fine American watch"HAMILTON 1941 LESTER 19 JEWELS This very nice timepiece, a Hamilton Lester wristwatch dated from 1941. It is a manual wind watch, with an original Hamilton Watch Co. movement, 19 jewels, sub second, U.S.A. made. It has...

Bulova WatertiteCal. 10BCCOne of Bulova's earliest waterproof wristwatches, this military-style 1949 Watertite is a very cool piece to add to a watch collection!  The Swiss movement is a caliber 10BCC with 17 jewels, and is signed Bulova Watch Co. It...

GRUEN GUILD "In 1917 the Gruen company built a new factory on the outskirts of Cincinanti at Time Hill. The building was loosely modelled on a medieval guild hall, and the company adopted the name 'The Gruen Watchmakers Guild', invoking...

IMPERIAL WATCH Co.The company followed the Swiss tradition introduced by Daniel Jeanrichard in 1681. During the freezing Swiss winters, out-of-work farmers would supplement their income by watch parts and selling them to watchmakers to assemble. Imperial was one of the...