1950s

“Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.” By the early 20th century, Elgin was producing over 1 million watches per year and was the largest producer of fine watches in the world.  ELGIN WATCH COMPANY was a leading American watch...

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.  HAMILTON 1952 Boulton-B Cal. 754 19 Jewels Wristwatch  Introduced in 1940...

HELBROS WATCH Co. – “Helbros watches are a fantastic part of the US watch story, "one of the most popular brands of the 50's and 60's."   Helbros was a major US watch company, founded in 1913 by the Swiss-German Helbein...

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.  HAMILTON 1955 Trent  Cal. 770  Wristwatch  This beautiful...

"Gift Time Is Bulova Watch Time - No matter what the occasion, there's no finer gift than a watch, no finer watch than a Bulova" 1953 BULOVA  Clipper 17 Jewels   Wristwatch    "BULOVA... The world's Finest Timepiece" This is a vintage...

“Whatever the occasion you say it better with a BULOVA.”  BULOVA 1954 Ardsley 17 Jewels  Wristwatch  "BULOVA... The world's Finest Timepiece" This is a vintage Bulova Ardsley mechanical wristwatch dated from 1954.   It is a manual wind watch powered by an...

"Every Longines is also a fine piece of jewelry." 1955 LONGINES Automatic WatchCal. 19A  Ref. 2259-1  This an elegant timepiece! A vintage Longines Automatic wristwatch, reference 2259-1 and dated from 1955.   It is a self-winding watch powered by an original Longines automatic...

Hamilton Watch Company – with a rich history and known for its quality timepieces and innovative designs! Hamilton is a renowned American watchmaker founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Hamilton initially specialized in pocket watches and made significant strides in...

“Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.” By the early 20th century, Elgin was producing over 1 million watches per year and was the largest producer of fine watches in the world. ELGIN WATCH COMPANY was a leading American watch...

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...

BULOVA The Bulova Watch Company is a renowned American watchmaker with a rich history that spans over a century. The company was founded in 1875 by Joseph Bulova, a 23-year-old Czech immigrant, in New York City. Initially, Bulova focused on...

CROTON - NIVADA SA, Grenchen - "Nivada is a Swiss watch company founded in the town of Grenchen, Switzerland. Nivada is a manufacturer of Swiss watches, their timepieces have been in the watchmaking industry since 1926... In the United States, Croton was formed in 1940...

ZODIAC  Located in Le Locle (Switzerland), Ariste Calame (the son of a watchmaker) in 1882 founded a workshop to produce specialized watches with his name "Ariste Calame" and it was until 1908 when Calame patents the name Zodiac as a...

Hamilton Watch Company – with a rich history and known for its quality timepieces and innovative designs! Hamilton is a renowned American watchmaker founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hamilton initially specialized in pocket watches and made significant strides in...

GRUEN Watch Company One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers! Gruen watch company was an American watch company founded in 1874 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Gruen. "On December 22, 1874, Gruen obtained a...

1960's DIANTUS Antimagnetic 17 Jewels Swiss This is a vintage Diantus mechanical watch from the 1960's. It is a manual watch powered by an Diantus Watch S.A. movement caliber EB 8800, 1 jewel, unadjusted, sweep second, 36hrs power reserve, 18000...

“Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.”By the early 20th century, Elgin was producing over 1 million watches per year and was the largest producer of fine watches in the world.ELGIN WATCH COMPANY was a leading American watch manufacturer that...

GRUEN Watch Company One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers! Gruen watch company was an American watch company founded in 1874 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Gruen. "On December 22, 1874, Gruen obtained a...

GRUEN Watch Company One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers! Gruen watch company was an American watch company founded in 1874 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Gruen. "On December 22, 1874, Gruen obtained a...

BENRUS Watch Company - Founded in New York City in 1921, The Benrus Watch Company is a former American watchmaker founded by three Romanian immigrants: Benjamin Lazrus, his brother Ralph Lazrus, and their friend, Jacques Reymond. The company was named by...

1950's ROBOT AS 1187 Swiss Made Wristwatch This is a vintage ROBOT mechanical watch from the 1950's. It is a manual watch powered by a Colgor Watch Co. movement caliber AS 1187/94, 17 jewels, sweep second hand, unadjusted, 43 hours...

ENICAR In early 19th century, the two small towns La Chaux-de-Fonds and Granges (Switzerland) became the centers of Swiss watchmaking. In 1854, Racine was well-known family of watchmaking in Granges, playing an instrumental role in the development of mechanical watches....

BULOVA The Bulova Watch Company is a renowned American watchmaker with a rich history that spans over a century. The company was founded in 1875 by Joseph Bulova, a 23-year-old Czech immigrant, in New York City. Initially, Bulova focused on...

GRUEN Watch Company One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers! Gruen watch company was an American watch company founded in 1874 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Gruen. "On December 22, 1874, Gruen obtained a...