1950s

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...

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre, a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 when he set up his eponymous workshop in Le Sentier, Switzerland. Antoine LeCoultre was a skilled craftsman and soon invented industry-leading precision tools that enabled...

JUVENIA - “Juvenia is known for its extraordinary, avant-garde, case designs, unusual time indications and architectural inspiration.” 1860 – “the Juvenia watchmaking house is founded.”  Juvenia is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer founded in 1860 by Jacques Didisheim, an entrepreneur with...

OMEGA   Omega is a Swiss luxury watchmaker known for producing high-quality and prestigious timepieces. The company was founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland; Louis Brandt started as a watchmaker, and he produced key-wound pocket watches. Originally,...

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...

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...

“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...

"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...

“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...