THIS
IS A LOT OF FOUR (4) VINTAGE WOMAN’S BRACELET WRISTWATCHES FROM GOOD SWISS
MANUFACTURERS (OMEGA, WITTNAUER, BENRUS and ORLINS). THEY SPAN AN ERA FROM 1920’s/30’s
TO 1960’s, I BELIEVE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SERVICED (CLEANED AND OILED). SEE DETAILS ON EACH
BELOW. ALL MOVEMENTS ARE CORROSION FREE.
1)
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JEWEL OMEGA (TRIPLE SIGNED ON MOVEMENT, CASE AND DIAL).
CALIBER
240 MOVEMENT OF 1939 ORIGINS. THIS WATCH IS RUNNING AND HAS A GOOD BALANCE
WHEEL MOTION. THE MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBER IS10018778 INDICATING A DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF 1944. THE CASE INSIDE BACK IS
STAMPED WITH THE OMEGA LOGO AND NAME AND 10KT GOLD FILLED WITH SERIAL NUMBER
564912. IT MEASURES~16mm x 20mm. THE DIAL IS AN ALUMINUM COLOR AND THE PRINTED “O”
IN OMEGA IS MISSING; IT IS ALSO MARKED SWISS. IT HAS BLACK PRINTED HOURS AT 2,
4, 6, 8, 10 QND 12 AND RAISED GOLD COLORED DOTS FOR THE OTHER HOURS. THE HANDS
ARE GOLD COLOR. THE BEZEL HAS CENTER FLUTED TRIANGULAR LUGS AFFIXED TO WHICH
THE GOLD TONE COLOR SPEIDEL EXPANSION BAND ATTACHES.
2)
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JEWEL LONGINES-WITTNAUER (TRIPLE SIGNED
ON MOVEMENT, CASE AND DIAL). CALIBER 6N7G. THIS MOVEMENT IS RUNNING WELL. THE
MOVEMENT IS MARKED “WITTNAUER WATCH CO SWISS UNADJUSTED 17 SEVENTEEN JEWELS
6N7G”. THE INSIDE OF THE CASE IS STAMPED “LONGINES-WITTNAUER WATCH CO NEW
YORK-GENEVA-MONTREAL STAINLESS STEEL BACK 10K R.G.P BEZEL 936(at top) 983474
(at bottom) S&W (in a box)-[SCHWAB and WUISCHPARD-the case manufacturer’s
logo]. THE CASE BACK OUTSIDE IS STAMPED “STAILESS STEEL BACK10K R.G.P. BEZEL
and S&W (in a box)”. NUMEROUS SHALLOW SCRATCHES ON OUTSIDE CASEBACK.THE ROUND WATCH
IS ~17mm DIAMETER. THE DIAL IS IVORY COLORED AND HAS A FAINT GUILLOCHE
CHECKERBOARD PATTERN. THE HOUR NUMERALS ARE RAISED (applied) GOLD COLORED AT
3, 6, 9, 12 AND STICK MARKERS ELSEWHERE AND HAS GOLD RAISED MINUTE DOTS
THROUGHOUT. THE HANDS ARE GOLD COLORED. THE ROUND CRYSTAL HAS SCRATCHES. WATCH HAS
A GOLD TONE SPEIDEL EXPANSION BAND.
3)
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JEWEL BENRUS. TWO DIAMONDS IN BEZEL AT FANCY ATTACHMENT LUGS FOR THE BRACELET.
CALIBER MODEL C2 35. THIS MOVEMENT IS RUNNING. THE MOVEMENT IS STAMPED “BENRUS
WATCH CO 17 SEVENTEEN JEWELS UNADJUSTED C2 35 (hard to read w/o high powered
loupe) SWISS AXZ (BENRUS’S Swiss code initials)”. THE INSIDE CASE BACK IS STAMPED
“CASED AND TIMED BY THE BENRUS WATCH CO and THE BENRUS NAME IN A FURLING
RIBBON. THE OUTSIDE CASE BACK IS STAMPED”STAINLESS STEEL 10K R.G.P. BEZEL and a
logo that looks like a capital L in a square BOX”. THE CUSHION SHAPED DIAL IS
ALUMINUM COLORED (it is dirty) WITH BLACK 3, 6, 9, 12 NUMERALS AND POINTY STICK
SHAPE HOUR INDICATORS ELSEWHERE. IT SAYS BENRUS AND SWISS. THE HANDS ARE SILVER
COLOR. THE BEZEL, WHICH CONTAINS THE 2 DIAMONDS, IS HEXAGON SHAPED AND SILVER
IN COLOR. THE CRYSTAL IS LIGHTLY SCRATCHED. WATCH HAS A FROSTY CRACKLED ICE LOOKING
LINKS EXPANSION BAND WHICH COMPLIMENTS THE BEZEL WELL.
4)
6
JEWEL ORLINS WATCH CO WITH A TONNEAU SHAPED ART DECO FANCY ENGRAVED HINGED BACK
SCEPTER CASE WITH ENGRAVED BEZEL BORDER AND SIDES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WATCH
DATES TO THE 1920’s, OR PERHAPS EARLIER, BASED ON ITS MATERIALS AND
CONSTRUCTION. THE WATCH MOVEMENT IS STAMPED “ORLINS WATCH CO SWISS 6 SIX JEWELS
2 TWO ADJUSTMENTS”. THE BALANCE WHEEL HAS TIMING ADJUSTMENT SCREWS. THE PLATES
APPEAR TO BE NICKLE OR CHROMIUM AND THE RATCHET WHEEL HAS LIGHT SWIRL POLISHING
DESIGN. THE MOVEMENT IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING. THE DIAL IS NICELY PRINTED WITH
NUMBERS AT EACH HOUR. THE HANDS, REFERED TO AS “MODERN”ARE A BEAUTIFUL DEEP
BLUED. THE INSIDE BACK OF THE ELONGATED CASE IS MARKED “SCEPTER”.
I
TRIED TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM FULLY WITH MANY WORDS AND PHOTOS, BUT MAY HAVE
MISSED SOME FEATURE/DETAIL THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ ALL AND VIEW
PHOTOS AND POSE QUESTIONS/ CONCERNS PRIOR TO BIDDING. I WILL GLADLY RESPOND.
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