1950s

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...

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 as a distributor for...

 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...

“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...

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  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,...

Omega Seamaster Seamaster, the longest product line still produced by Omega. It is also, the first waterproof watch Omega and the oldest current Omega's collection, "The Omega Seamaster is a line of manual winding, automatic, chronometer and quartz watches that Omega...

CORTEBERT – A watch brand with a legacy in cutting edge watchmaking.  Cortebert was a Swiss watchmaking company that was established in 1790 in the town of Courtelary, located in the Swiss Jura Mountains. Known for its high-quality timepieces, Cortebert...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

BULOVA “A Bulova Watch is not only a timepiece; it is a piece of history.” Founded by Joseph Bulova, since 1875, Bulova is an American brand knowing for its innovation, craftsmanship and advanced technology. Bulova has remained true to his legacy -...

"Girard-Perregaux is a high-end Swiss watch manufacture since Jean-Francois signed his first watch in 1791." Girard-Perregaux, a timeless tradition of innovation. – Girard-Perregaux is best known for constant innovation, exceedingly high design standards, and superior precision engineering.  GYROMATIC by Girard-Perregaux During the...

Fairly rare! “There were to our knowledge only three watch brands that produced these, they were Orifna, Louvic and Hilton.”PIERRE DUVILLE "A Parabolic Watch" Triangle Wristwatch  From “The Eccentric Fifties” – when the the exaggeration of the Retro-Modern period had...

“The Swiss Watch famous for over a century”  INVICTA – Latin for "INVINCIBLE", Invicta was founded in 1837 by Raphael Picard in Chiasso, Switzerland. Originally crafted mechanical and automatic timepieces, Invicta dedicated to offering top quality expertly built Swiss watches. A...

BAUME & MERCIER"ACCEPT ONLY PERFECTION. ONLY MANUFACTURE WATCHES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY." Since 1830, Baume & Mercier has built up a rich heritage of watches which it revisits in contemporary versions. It is still operating with different collections designed to...

Helbros17 JewelsSuper Fancy!For sure, this is a gorgeous timepiece! A vintage Helbros mechanical wristwatch dated from the 1950's, very fancy and in good condition! It is coming with an original fancy Helbros case.It is a manual wind watch with an...

Bulova Golden ClipperCaliber 11ACACSwissThis is an absolutely beautiful vintage Bulova Golden Clipper wristwatch in excellent condition!  It is dated from 1956 and still in nice condition and runs great!  Please note, there is some damage to the lugs (can be...

WittnauerRef. 5003Swiss  The Wittnauer Automatic wristwatch Ref 5003 is a vintage watch produced in the mod 1960s. The watch features an automatic movement, which means that it is wound by the movement of the wearer's wrist rather than needing to manually...

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...

Cyma Bumper AutomaticSwissHere is a very attractive vintage wristwatch by Cyma, estimated from the 1950s.The movement is a bumper automatic, Swiss caliber 420, featuring a central second and 17 jewels. The case and dial are very attractive! The silver dial...