1940s

Wittanuer is an American watch brand founded in 1880 by a Swiss immigrant, Alber Wittnauer. "That means that while these watches were marketed toward Americans, they incorporated elements of Swiss watch design." WITTNAUER Geneva Manual Wristwatch This is a very...

Bidynator Movement - Bidynator was a brand name for a series of automatic watch movements produced by Felsa from 1942 through the 1960's. It was the first successful movement with bi-directional winding. ENGELTON De Luxe Engelmatic Swiss Made This super RARE timepiece is a vintage ENGELTON De Luxe...

"Decades of Excellence."  The Olma watch company and factory were founded by Mr. Numa Jeannin in Fleurier, Switzerland in 1926.  Olma SwissWaterproof This is a very neat and rare Swiss-made vintage Olma military-style wristwatch that we estimate to be from the...

Bulova OfficerCaliber 10BS15 JEWELS Swiss This is a rare version of the Bulova Officer wristwatch from 1943 due to it being a black dial, as the white dial is more common for this watch. In all black and gold, this vintage...

Warren Diamond DialSwissThis is a very elegant vintage wristwatch by Warren. It features a fantastic diamond dial, with baguette diamonds in place of numerals 3, 9, and 12. A sub second holds the place of 6 o'clock. Round diamonds are...

ElginCaliber 55715 JewelsHere is a very handsome vintage Elgin wristwatch from 1947. The silver dial appears two-toned thanks to the teaked pattern of the dial. It has a light patina. The dial also features gold Arabic numerals for 3, 6,...

ELGIN “Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.” Elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end, produced their first wristwatch around 1910, leading most other American watch companies by many years. ELGIN De...

GUBELIN Ball Pendant Swiss"IT ALL STARTED WITH A SMALL WATCHMAKER'S SHOP IN LUCERNE..." "Known for its exquisite high-end jewellery, gemstone expertise, and as purveyors of some of today’s most sought-after luxury watch brands the Swiss, family-owned House of Gübelin’s story...

"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...

VulcainStroboscopicSwiss"The Vulcain watch manufacturer was founded in 1858 and is the inventor of the alarm complication for wristwatches. This innovation made the Vulcain watches popular with American presidents starting with Harry S. Truman, earning the brand its reputation as “The...

Golay, Fils & StahlPendant WatchSwiss"Golay Fils & Stahl was founded in 1837 in Geneva by Auguste Golay Leresche and sold at the turn of the century to Mr. Stahl, hence the name Golay Fils & Stahl. In 1961, the company...

Omega Seamaster Seamaster, the longest product line still produced by Omega. It is also, the first waterproof watch Omega and the oldest current Omega's collection, "The Omega Seamaster is a line of manual winding, automatic, chronometer and quartz watches that...

AvalonIncablocSwiss This Avalon military-style wristwatch from the 1940s is truly unique! It features the original black dial, with brown outlined Arabic numerals, minute tracks and the name Avalon with Incabloc and Waterproof also in brown. With luminous syringe-style hands and...

HamiltonEndicott10K GF1940A lovely vintage wristwatch, this Hamilton Endicott from 1940 shines like the gem it truly is! The 28.6mm champagne dial has a light patina and beautiful sheen while the sub second has a champagne sunburst. The Breguet numerals and...

BergBerg was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Beuttler in Pforzheim, Germany, and was registered in 1927. They produced jewelry, pocket, and wristwatches. After being destroyed during World War II, the production plant was re-established in Rosenfeld, Germany. Berg produced watches...

CLINTON Watch Co. To talk about Clinton Watch Co., we should start talking about the Wein family, a Russian family, formally Weinzieher. They emigrated to the US. "Hersh Wein had a large family that would diverge and go on to...

"Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Watch Company, made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957." WALTHAM PREMIER17 JewelsWristwatchEXTREMELY RARE, this is a Waltham Premier timepiece, a vintage wristwatch...

"Ulysse Nardin is the pioneering Manufacture inspired by the sea and delivering innovative timepieces to free spirits." Ulysse Nardin SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaking company founded in 1846 in Le Locle where its headquarters are still located. Founded by...

"Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Watch Company, made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957."WALTHAM21 Jewels4 ADJ'sWristwatchPossibly a "Waltham Premier" timepiece! It is a vintage Waltham wristwatch dated...

1948 HAMILTON Brandon"A strikingly new case design for all-purpose wear. The Brandon.""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...

LONGINES - "The World's most Honored Watch""The only watch in history to win 10 World's Fair Grand Prizes and 28 Gold Medals -- to be classified 'first' in competitions organized by the four government observatories; Washington, Kew-Teddington, Neuchatel and Geneva...

Gruen watches were known for their elegant and thin design, marketed by the company as VeriThin.Gruen Watch Company, one of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers, founded by a brilliant German horologist, Dietrich Gruen and later by his...

BENRUS Watch Co. INC.In the early 1920's worldwide pocket watch manufacture and sales were on the decline, it was then that three young brothers saw an opportunity to begin a wristwatch company, to produce moderately priced watches for the common-man,...