Monday, August 31, 2009

VINTAGE SWISS IMPERIAL AUTO BUMPER MILITARY WRISTWATCH






BRAND/JENAMA: VINTAGE SWISS IMPERIAL MILITARY WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1940's

MODEL: MILITARY

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC CLEAN / ACRYLIC BERSIH

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS IMPERIAL 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC BUMPER MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: CREAM SILVER MILITARY/PERAK KRIM MILITARI

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: MILITARY

HANDS/JARUM: BLACK LUMINOUS DAPHE/ LOGAM HITAM DAPHNE LUMINASI

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: ARABIC/ARABIC

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL / KELULI SEPENUHNYA

LUGS: 16.5mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 31.5mm DIAMETER WITH CROWN and 34mm LUG TO LUG - MEDIUM SIZE

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: 94960

CROWN: SOLID SS/ KELULI

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE USED BROWN LEATHER / KULIT ASLI WARNA COKLAT

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8"

DISCONTINUED MODEL & HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA: SOLD TO MR KHAIRUL FROM JOHOR


HISTORY OF IMPERIAL WATCH CO SWITZERLAND


Base on Swiss Timepiece Makers 1775-1975 Book, by Kathleen Pritchard, Imperial Watch Company, was formed at La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland in 1875, exported Swiss watches in the 1920s (importer was Bayer,Pretzfelder & Mills of New York). Many watches of this period were marked both Buren Watch Co. and Imperial on the plates. An associated company Louis Goering registered the name Imperial in 1890


In March 1, 1966 Hamilton Watch Co, USA acquired Buren Watch Company, Switzerland

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