To find a WWII vintage military men's wristwatch in such excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition is becoming more and more of a challenge so we are delighted to have found this one.
Manufactured in Switzerland in the 1940's by the Dreffa Watch Company, this Rima wristwatch features a 31.4 mm / 1.24" diameter case, excluding crown and lugs, that surrounds a beautiful military dial in a light copper/silver complimented by bold black, once luminous but now dimmed, hour and minute leaf hands, red center sweep, raised gold Arabic numbers, and black outer chapter, all under a bright clear crystal.
The Swiss17 jewel incabloc movement sets and winds as it should, is running strong, and keeping very good time.
In 1874 Armand Dreyffus established Dreffa in Genève, Switzerland as Montres Dreffa, SA. Montres meaning watches in French and Dreffa which was derived from his name DREyFFus A. In 1924, Dreyffus sought to expand the market outside of Switzerland and the name was changed to Dreffa Watch Co, SA.
In 1946 Montres Dreffa, SA registered the name Dreffa Watch in the USA and started selling its luxury watches in the USA under the Dreffa name. The logo was changed to include the word Genève. However, In 1975 during the quartz crisis Montres Dreffa, SA suffered along with hundreds of other Swiss watch companies and reduced production of its fine watches as the market for mechanical watches declined in favor of quartz movements. The factory was based at 30 Rue du Stand, Genève
We are Stonehenge Watch Company and have been selling vintage timepieces and new watches on the internet for over 17 years with hundreds of happy, satisfied, often repeat customers.
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