AUTHENTIC VINTAGE NORMAN RIBBON LUGS GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE NORMAN RIBBON LUGS GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN: SWISS

CIRCA: 1930's

MODEL: DRESS ARTDECO

CRYSTAL: ACRYLIC CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT: 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT AS CAL.970 III

DIAL COLOR: GOLD CHAMPAGNE

FUNCTIONS: HOUR, MINUTES AND SUB SECOND AT 6:00

HANDS: GOLD TONE SWORD HOUR & MINUTE HANDS AND GOLD TONE CENTER SWIPE SUB SECOND HANDS

MARKERS: EXPLORER STYLE DIAL

CASING : GOLD TOP PLATED AND STAINLESS STEEL BACK

LUGS: 18mm 

MEASUREMENT: 25mm DIAMETER without CROWN and 38mm LUG TO LUG

BEZEL: -

 CASE BACK INSCRIPTION: - STAINLESS STEEL BACK-SWISS

CROWN: ORIGINAL UNSIGNED  GP CROWN

STRAP: GENUINE BROWN LEATHER BAND

STRAP SIZE: 8" FULL LENGHT

DISCONTINUED MODEL, NO BOX AND NO PAPER BUT GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC

EXCELLENT CONDITION, KEEPING GOODTIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE: USD220 (NEGOTIABLE)

SOLD: RM3100

Brief Information Norman Watches 

     The Norman Watch Company was based in New York, USA, and operated during that timeframe. They appear to have been an importer/distributor rather than a full manufacturer. Many (if not most) of their watches were Swiss-made movements cased and branded in the US for the American market (common practice for budget brands back then).

•  Similar models are often described as Swiss-made mechanicals with 17-jewel movements, retailed under the Norman/Norman De Luxe name. Some were simple time-only pieces, while others had decorative elements (e.g., beaded bracelets or pendant styles). around 1920–1925 in Lengnau/Biel (Bernese Jura), Switzerland. The company was registered as Eloga Watch Co. SA, with the name reportedly derived from the first letters of the founders’ or investors’ names (exact origin is debated; one common story links it to “E. Locher – Lo.gel – "