1960s

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...

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  This is a vintage timepiece,...

"FAVRE-LEUBA Genève - Since 1815, The Swiss Watch For All Climates" FAVRE-LEUBA Sea-King 17 Jewels TwinPower Cal. 253 Wristwatch  This is an interesting timepiece, a vintage Favre-Leuba Geneve Sea-King wristwatch dated the late 1960's early 1970's.  It is a manual wind watch powered by an original...

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...

GIRARD-PERREGAUX & Co. - "Girard-Perregaux is a high-end Swiss watch manufacture since Jean-Francois signed his first watch in 1791." Girard-Perregaux is best known for constant innovation, exceedingly high design standards, and superior precision engineering. “Girard Perregaux, fine watches since 1791”GIRARD-PERREGAUX...

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...

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...

CLEBAR Watch Co. The Clebar name was trademarked in the 1920's by Edward Trauner in Le Locle, Switzerland. The brand produced everything from chronometers to wristwatches. Arround the time when the US government had a expensive regime for import watches...

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  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  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,...

ERNEST BOREL  Ernest Borel, a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1856 In Neuchatel, Switzerland, it builds its reputation by 165 years of watchmaking savoir-faire and heritage. Inspired by the corporate ethos of ‘Romantic Moments’, the creations of Ernest Borel are...

CARAVELLE 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 and accessories)...

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...

CROTON NIVADA GRENCHEN – is in fact the result of a business deal between two companies: NIVADA SA, A Swiss company, and the Amerian company CROTON WATCH CO. INC.  Nivada SA is a watch company that was founded in the town...

WESTCLOXWestclox was an American manufacturer with the plant located in Peru, Illinois. Also, Westclox is a current brand of watches, clocks and alarm clocks. Westclox began as the United Clock Company of Peru, Illinois on December 5, 1885. It was...

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...

"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 Nivada products,...

WYLER WATCH CO. Paul Wyler, born in Basel, Switzerland, he was a pioneer since 1896 in the development of the balance. “His aim was to improve its reliability and sturdiness and make his timekeepers available to a greater number of...

Patek Phillippe & Co. Patek, Czapek & Cie was founded in 1839 by Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek. A great invention, in 1844, Jean Adrien Philippe receives a bronze medal for his keyless winding and hand-setting system at the Industrial Exposition in Paris. By 1945, they...

 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...

Hello there! Thank you for looking, we are Second Hand Horology, founded by Steve and Genesis, we have been together since 2020 and in the very beginning, we started this watch business adventure with SHH. Today, we are engaged, and...

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...