1930s

“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...

"Your curved wrist deserves the world's only truly curved watch" Gruen Watch Company, one of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers, founded by a brilliant German horologists, Dietrich Gruen and later by his sons Fred and George Gruen....

"Your curved wrist deserves the world's only truly curved watch"GRUEN CURVEXThe Precision WatchCal. 330 WristwatchConoruma MovementGruen Watch Company, one of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers, founded by a brilliant German horologists, Dietrich Gruen and later by his...

"Waltham Watch Company made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957."Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Company, was founded in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1850. The company played...

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...

AEGLER - GRUEN - ROLEX  Aegler S.A. was a watch movement maker in Bienne/Biel. For decades, Aegler S.A. was the primary supplier of movements for Rolex, until finally it was bought by Rolex S.A. in 2004.  In 1878, Jean Aegler -a...

  HAMILTON"The fine American watch"HAMILTON Art Deco 17 Jewels Grade 989 Ladies Watch This UNIQUE timepiece is a HAMILTON ladies wristwatch dated from 1933. It is a manual wind watch with an original Hamilton Watch movement, 17 jewels, 18/0 size...

New Haven Clock CompanyLittle Orphan Annie U.S.A. Who remembers the adventures of Little Orphan Annie? Perhaps you had a Little Orphan Annie doll or other memorabilia growing up. This is an excellent character collection timepiece featuring Little Orphan Annie from the...

ELGIN B. W. Raymond The BW Raymond Watch was named after Elgin's founder, and former mayor of Chicago, B. W. Raymond. The B.W. Raymond moniker only appeared on watches that Elgin believed represented the absolute pinnacle of engineering and accuracy. ...

"Waltham Watch Company made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957." Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Company, was founded in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1850. The company...

"Your curved wrist deserves the world's only truly curved watch"  Gruen Watch Company, one of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers, founded by a brilliant German horologists, Dietrich Gruen  and later by his sons Fred and George Gruen....

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...

AEGLER - GRUEN - ROLEX Aegler S.A. was a watch movement maker in Bienne/Biel. For decades, Aegler S.A. was the primary supplier of movements for Rolex, until finally it was bought by Rolex S.A. in 2004.  In 1878, Jean Aegler -a...

1934 ELGIN Doctor’s Watch 15 Jewels U.S.A. Made Wristwatch  Super RARE and UNIQUE timepiece, this is a vintage ELGIN doctor’s wristwatch reference 1117 and dated from 1934. What makes this watch special is that it has an early sweep second-hand...

“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...

MIDO  Mido – from Spanish “Yo mido” which translates “I measure.”  Mido is a Swiss luxury watch company with a rich history dating back to 1918. The brand was founded by an ingenious Swiss watchmaker George G. Schaeren in Biel/Bienne,...

“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...

"Vintage Omega watches are very highly regarded for their quality, particularly their movements which are outstanding." 1934 OMEGA CK Series Tank Case Art Deco Wristwatch  From the Omega CK series and dated from 1934, one of the first ever produced,...

GALLET “World's Finest Professional Timing Instruments” Gallet is a historic Swiss manufacturer of high-end timepieces for professional, military, sports, racing, and aviation use. Gallet is universally recognized as the “Maître du Chronographe” or Master of the Chronograph. For over 550 years, Gallet timepieces...

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...