Collectible Watches

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...

MONARCH De Luxe 17 Jewels Swiss WristwatchAntimagnetic – Waterresistant – Incabloc – ALL Stainless Steel. Vintage Monarch De Luxe Beaver military wristwatch. It is a manual wind watch powered by an original signed Monarch Watch Co. movement, 17 jewels, sweep second, unadjusted,...

ALPINA Watches.Founded in 1883, Alpina, famous for its signature red triangle, is a fine watchmaking manufacture based in Geneva, Switzerland with a history spanning more than 135 years. A true pioneer of the Swiss watchmaking industry, Alpina has been the source of...

ETERNA-MATIC Watch Co. - "First gents automatic-family with ball-bearing rotor". Eterna-Matic movement, one of a number of innovations by Eterna, was developed in 1948 as an improved self-winding mechanism using five strategically placed ball bearings in order to reduce friction...

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...

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...

WITTNAUERWittanuer 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.""Since 1867 Maker of Watches of The Highest Character"WITTNAUER...

1960 ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Officially Certified Chronometer WristwatchA unique Rolex two-tone case timepiece! This is a vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual Officially Certified Chronometer wristwatch, model reference 6581 and dated from 1960 based on the serial number.  The first waterproof watch...

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...

ELGIN WATCH Co.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 operated from 1864 to...

GRUEN  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 patent for...

GIRARD-PERREGAUX & Co."Girard-Perregaux is a high-end Swiss watch manufacture since Jean-Francois signed his first watch in 1791."GIRARD-PERREGAUX Cal. 86 AE 17 Jewels Vintage Wristwatch Girard-Perregaux, a timeless tradition of innovation. – Girard-Perregaux is best known for constant innovation, exceedingly high...

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...

"Vintage Omega watches are very highly regarded for their quality, particularly their movements which are outstanding." 1934 OMEGA CK Series Tank Case Art Deco Wristwatch  From the Omega CK series and dated from 1934, one of the first ever produced,...

IRVINE 17 Jewels Swiss WristwatchBy Harper Watch Co.  This timepiece is a vintage private label signed “IRVINE” wristwatch dated from the late 1950s. It is a manual wind watch powered by an original signed Harper Watch Co. movement, caliber AS 970...