Vintage Watches

HAMILTON Thinline 2019 14K White Gold Hamilton introduced the Thinline line in 1958 and become very popular during the 1960's with a lot of "Thin" models as either Thinmatics (for selfwinding watches) or Thinline (for manual winding models). This UNIQUE...

ENDURA From wiki/Endura: "Endura SA is Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1966 by General Watch Company (GWC) in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, for the purpose of manufacturing watches under 'private label'. This company was also part of the merger between ASUAG and...

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 The harshness of the climate in the high valleys of the Jura gave rise to watchmaking activity during the long winters of isolation. "During the 18th century, the efforts of the region’s industrious and ingenious inhabitants gradually led to...

VOSTOK Watch Makers, Inc. -In Russian: Boctok- In the early 1940's, one of the Moscow watch making plants of the First Moscow Watch Factory was evacuated to Chistopol and this is how the Vostok Watch Makers, Inc. was born in...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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....

SEIKO DX Automatic Day/Date Indicator DX - an acronym for the word Deluxe. From the branding dictionary: "DX (Sub-Brand) - A line of inexpensive Seiko Automatics consisting predominantly (but not exclusively) of caliber 6106 (a, b & c) & 70xx...

"Wyler gained worldwide notoriety with a spectacular marketing stunt in 1956, when two watches were dropped from the top of the Eiffel Tower and continued to function after the fall."   WYLER Incaflex Dynawind This is a very nice timepiece,...

1950 HAMILTON RAILWAY SPECIAL Pocket Watch    "The term 'Railway Special', as found on most Hamilton 992B, is a registered trademark of Hamilton." It was only after a railway crash in the late 1800's, involving two trains between Lake Shore...

TIMEX DIVER WATCH Date Indicator Water Resistant AUTOMATIC 47671 03275   Catalog Number 6544Movement Number 032Year of Manufacture 75This beautiful timepiece, is a vintage Timex automatic diver wristwatch dated from 1975. It is a manual wind watch, caliber Timex M32,...

BENRUS Watch Co. INC. Benrus Watch Company was an American watch company, founded in New York City in 1921 by three brothers: Oscar, Benjamin and Ralph; Romanian immigrants. The name "BENRUS" was a combination of Benjamin Lazrus first and last names. Hence...

HAMILTON - ILLINOIS 1954 Signamatic B Automatic - Incabloc 17 Jewels. Stainless Steel Case. Luminous Dial. This is a real UNIQUE and STUNNING timepiece, an Hamilton - Illinois model, The Signamatic B wristwatch dated from 1954. It is an automatic...

Illinois Watch Co. was not behind to see the good reception that wristwatches received during WWI and felt the time has come for expanded wristwatch manufacturing. Without a doubt, the company maintained an obsession for every detail, producing timepieces that...

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. Starting with the invention of industry-leading precision tools that enabled LeCoultre to develop miniature...

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. Since the beginning, LeCoultre has continuously renewed its creativity and inventiveness. Starting with the...

"Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Watch Company, made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957." This is a stunning timepiece a vintage Waltham wristwatch dated from 1960's. It...

1957 BULOVA "Broker"This is a STUNNING timepiece, a vintage Bulova "Broker" dated from 1957, "smart, modern styling". It is a manual winding wristwatch 21 jewels, caliber 10BP, the movement is adjusted to 5 positions (heat, cold, and 3 positions), small...

ILLINOIS Watch CompanyThis timepiece is a vintage Illinois/Hamilton automatic wristwatch dated from 1950's. After +70 years, it still has a very nice white dial with silver applied Arabic Numeral, hour marks and matching hands. It is 32mm round case and...