1940s

Eterna W. Co. – “BUILT ON TRADITION, DRIVEN BY INNOVATION, INSPIRED BY EMOTIONS”  Since 1856, Eterna is synonymous with timepieces of the highest quality, with Swiss watchmaking tradition, and with an outstanding spirit of innovation. Since the beginning and even...

Eterna W. Co. – “BUILT ON TRADITION, DRIVEN BY INNOVATION, INSPIRED BY EMOTIONS”  Since 1856, Eterna is synonymous with timepieces of the highest quality, with Swiss watchmaking tradition, and with an outstanding spirit of innovation. Since the beginning and even...

NICE WATCH Military Style Mechanical WatchSuper RARE & UNIQUE timepiece! This is a vintage military style 34.5mm wristwatch dated from the 1940s and signed “Nice Watch” on the dial. It is a manual wind watch powered by a 15-jewel movement caliber...

FORTIS – Founded in 1912 by Walter Vogt in the city of Grenchen, Switzerland. Fortis is a Swiss watch company that is known for its high-quality mechanical watches, especially its aviation and diving watches. Fortis has a rich history in...

Longines 17 JewelsSwiss Caliber 10.68Z  This is a very beautiful vintage Longines wristwatch that we believe to be from 1946.  It comes with its original Longines presentation box.This is a manual winding watch with Swiss caliber 10.68Z/10L, with 17 jewels, and...

Hamilton17 JewelsU.S.A. Caliber Grade 747  In 1948 Hamilton introduced the first of several new watch models in the CLD line.  CLD phonetically spells out ‘sealed’ and the CLD models featured a series of gaskets that brought environmental protection of a...

Military17 JewelsSwissThis is a very unique vintage Universal Geneve military WWII wristwatch, issue 20514 and dated from the 1940's. It is a manual wind watch with a caliber Universal 267, 17 jewels movement, unadjusted, sweep second, Swiss made.For military use, this...

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...

"Decades of Excellence."  The Olma watch company and factory were founded by Mr. Numa Jeannin in Fleurier, Switzerland in 1926.  Olma SwissWaterproof This is a very neat and rare Swiss-made vintage Olma military-style wristwatch that we estimate to be from the...

ELGIN “Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.” Elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end, produced their first wristwatch around 1910, leading most other American watch companies by many years. ELGIN De...

VulcainStroboscopicSwiss"The Vulcain watch manufacturer was founded in 1858 and is the inventor of the alarm complication for wristwatches. This innovation made the Vulcain watches popular with American presidents starting with Harry S. Truman, earning the brand its reputation as “The...

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...

"Ulysse Nardin is the pioneering Manufacture inspired by the sea and delivering innovative timepieces to free spirits." Ulysse Nardin SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaking company founded in 1846 in Le Locle where its headquarters are still located. Founded by...

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 Geneva...

GRUENPrecisionAuto-Wind "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 is a VERY UNIQUE timepiece, a vintage Gruen precision autowind...

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...

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...

GRUEN Precision Auto-Wind "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 is a VERY UNIQUE timepiece, a vintage Gruen precision...

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...

OMEGAAutomaticThis is a stunning timepiece! A vintage Omega automatic wristwatch dated from 1949. The reference is 2398-3, self winding watch, bumper movement caliber 332, 17 jewels, sub-second hand, Swiss made. Unusual and desirable stainless steel case and fancy lugs; it...