Vintage 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...

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...

DUEBER - HAMPDEN Watch Co.   In 1866, Donald J. Mozart founded the Mozart Watch Company in Providence, Rhode Island, to manufacture timepieces. The company failed very soon and in 1867 Donald has to reorganize the firm as the New...

ELGIN Cavalier This beautiful timepiece is an Elgin Cavalier wristwatch, reference 2837. The serial number indicates that this watch is dated from 1939. It is a manual wind watch 8/0 size, 17 jewels movement, caliber grade 524, sub-second hand, U.S.A....

BOREL FILS ET Cie. In 1856, the watchmaker Jules Borel -with the belief to produce excellent watches and create his own brand- established the watch company "Borel Fils & Cie." in Neuchatel, Switzerland. "Jules Borel was determined to turn the...

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....

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...

"In every home in America it's Bulova watch time! 108 powerful radio stations broadcasting BULOVA WATCH TIME every hour... every day... 365 days a year"   1936 BULOVA Breton   "A service to a nation of busy people to whom...

"The right watch at the right price at the right time! New action-proof SEA KING by BULOVA"   1961 BULOVA Sea King "J"   "The watch with the Bulova secret -made for today's man of action-" This MAGNIFICENT timepiece is...

In 1959 and early 1960's, Hamilton acquired a couple of Swiss companies, Huguenin and Buren respectively. Both companies were based in Bern, Switzerland. The purchase was designed to help increase Hamilton's presence in the high-end watch market. Hamilton adopts the...

"When you think he has everything (looks, brains and brawn)...   1958 BULOVA 23 "W"   ...give him the watch that has everything - but a high price tag!"     - 23 jewels   - Waterproof   - Self-winding...

BULOVA 1945 Official Military Issue ORD. DEPT. U.S.A. WWIII Military Wristwatch "World War II, when several distinct types of wristwatches appear" - American military timepieces. Wristwatches were produced in large numbers during World War II for all the services. They...

CARAVELLE By Bulova Caravelle watches are often known as Caravelle by Bulova. Bulova, founded in 1875 as J Bulova Company by Joseph Bulova and became under the name Bulova Watch Company in 1923, it is an American timepiece (clocks, watches...

GRUEN GUILD In 1878, Jean Aegler -a Swiss watchmaker- in his own house with his wife Anna Maria Ramser, learned the trade of watchmaker. In 1871, he bought an industrial workshop in Bienne which he transformed into a factory. Jean...

By HMT.IN - "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge (...)" - Declared the Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehruji at the stroke of midnight of August 14,...

LONGINES   "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 -- official watch for...

CARAVELLE By Bulova Caravelle watches are often known as Caravelle by Bulova. Bulova, founded in 1875 as J Bulova Company by Joseph Bulova and became under the name Bulova Watch Company in 1923, it is an American timepiece (clocks, watches...

From 1966 .- "The Benrus Standard Demands That... ● All key friction parts are protected with fine jewels, never less than 17. ● Every Benrus made today is, shock-absorbing. Even dress watches. ● No soft brass escapements are used in...

ROCKFORD Watches By Bennett Brothers, INC.   Bennett Brothers was founded in New York City in 1884 as a diamond, watch and jewelry business. By 1930, Bennett Brothers, INC. was located at two NYC sites; by 1938, the firm opened...

GRUEN - The Precision Watch   "The Gruen Precision is a nice elegant watch with a movement that may not be seen as modern. Nonetheless, it offers an innovative style that is simply spectacular." GRUEN Precision 17 Jewels We believe...

BENRUS Watch Co. INC.    In the early 1920's worldwide pocketwatch 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...

BENRUS   In the early 1920's worldwide pocketwatch 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, BENRUS.  ...

GRUEN 21 Jewels Precision   The Precision Watch   "The Gruen Precision is a nice elegant watch with a movement that may not be seen as modern. Nonetheless, it offers an innovative style that is simply spectacular." This stunning timepiece...

SEIKO 5 Automatic Day/Date Indicator This is a very unique and attractive looking watch, a 37mm Seiko 5 automatic wristwatch. The Seiko 5 is also steeped in horological history. When it stepped onto the scene in 1963, it was revolutionary....