Collectible 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...

PAUL BREGUETTPaul Breguette was a well-known jewelry and watch retailer, formerly based in Pennsylvania. Leon Dunleavy, a past employee of Kay Jewelers, stated that the company purchased the name “Paul Breguette” in Switzerland in 1938.  The company was owned by...

PAUL BREGUETTPaul Breguette was a well-known jewelry and watch retailer, formerly based in Pennsylvania. Leon Dunleavy, a past employee of Kay Jewelers, stated that the company purchased the name “Paul Breguette” in Switzerland in 1938.  The company was owned by...

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ELGIN Diver Wristwatches  Elgin Diver watches hold a special place in the history of diving timepieces. Elgin, the renowned American watch company, produced diver watches during the 1950s, catering to the growing demand for reliable timepieces among diving enthusiasts and...

Walt Disney ProductionsBy MARX ToysMickey Mouse Toy Wristwatch From the packaging .- "Actually keeps time - Can't be overwound - Teaches time - See it run - Hear it tick Caution: Not recommended for children under 3 years."This is a...

ELGIN Diver Wristwatches  Elgin Diver watches hold a special place in the history of diving timepieces. Elgin, the renowned American watch company, produced diver watches during the 1950s, catering to the growing demand for reliable timepieces among diving enthusiasts and...

OMEGA The Constellation family is one of Omega’s oldest collections, it has been around for almost 70 years. Starting out in 1952 as a chronometer for men, since then it has countless aesthetic transformations.  By the arrival of quartz, Omega...

UNIVERSAL GENEVE Universal Genève is a Swiss luxury watch company that was founded in 1894 in the city of Le Locle, Switzerland. The company is known for producing high-quality, innovative timepieces that are highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts...

One of Rolex’s oldest and longest running watch models, still in production today, the Air-King. ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Air-King  “Introducing Air-King – The new Rolex Oyster Perpetual.” A number of “Air” models by Rolex were produced during and immediately after World War...

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Langendorf Watch Company was a watchmaker located in Langendorf, Switzerland. The company was founded by Colonel Johann Viktor Kottmann, first as Uhrenfabrik Langendorf S.A. in 1873 to produce ebauches -part of movements for watches- for other watchmaker companies. The factory...

DOXA S.A. is a Swiss watchmaking company that was founded in 1889 by Georges Ducommun in Le Locle, Switzerland. The company started as a small family business, producing high-quality timepieces with precision movements. Doxa also began as a maker of...

“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...

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...

HELVETIA From www.helvetiahistory.co.uk – “Helvetia’s history ranges from its beginnings alongside Omega at Louis Brandt & Frere to the Swiss “Quartz Crisis” of the 1970s & 80s and beyond.” On the 14th of April 1892 the Swiss watch company Louis...

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...

CARTIER With a long history of sales to royalty, "the jeweler of kings and the king of jewelers." Cartier is one of the most prestigious jewelry manufacturers in the world. Founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847, Cartier International SNC, is...

ULYSSE NARDIN CHRONOMETER Co. "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...

LUCERNE 17 Jewels Triangle Case Wristwatch  From “The Eccentric Fifties” – when the the exaggeration of the Retro-Modern period had its moment in the sun before it gave way to the conservative mood that enveloped the country in the fifties. This...

Eterna W. Co. – “BUILT ON TRADITION, DRIVEN BY INNOVATION, INSPIRED BY EMOTIONS”Since 1856, Eterna is synonymous with timepieces of the highest quality, with Swiss watchmaking tradition, and with an outstanding spirit of innovation. Since the beginning and even until...

CYMA Watch Co.Cyma was a Swiss watch company that was founded in 1862, and the company produced a wide range of watches with different movements and designs. Cyma Tavannes is a former Swiss watchmaking company that was created when two separate...

TUDOR “The Tudor”, a trademark registered in Geneva in February 1926 by Hans Wilsdorf at the house of “Veuve de Philippe Hüther”, a watchmaker and watch dealer. Hans Wilsdorf acquired the exclusive usage rights from the dealer. “For some years...

“Founded in 1755, Vacheron Constantin can legitimately claim to be the world’s oldest watch manufacturer in continuous operation, with more than 260 years of uninterrupted expertise and production.” – vacheron-constantin.com Vacheron Constantin, the traditional Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer, is...