AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SWISS MONTGOMERY WARD LeGANT GENTS DIVERS WRISTWATCH (TRADED)

VINTAGE SWISS MEN'S DIVERS WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1960'S

VERY CLEAN & SHINNING BLACK DIAL

CRYSTAL IS CLEAN, NO CRACK NO SCRATCHES

SWISS 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT

LUMINESCENT SILVER TONE METAL ARROW HANDS

LUMINESCENT STICK AND ARABIC MARKER

STAINLESS STEEL ROUND CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 39mm INCLUDING THE CROWN AND 42mm LUG TO LUG

BI-DIRECTIONAL BROWN ROTATING BEZEL

UNSIGNED CROWN

NEW GENUINE BLACK LEATHER BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST

DISCONTINUED MODEL... !

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, ALMOST NEW

PRICE : RM450.00 (TRADE IN WITH CIKGU ZUL FROM KUALA BELUD, SABAH)

BRIEF HISTORY OF LeGant Wrsitwatch

LeGant is a trademark used by Montgomery Ward department stores for watches produced under contract for sale in their chain.

The watches were initially made in Switzerland, and will bear 'Swiss Made' on their dials and movements. Some models, such as the 'QS' were early 'electric' watches, not to be confused with 'electronic' watches, and were an evolutionary step between classic mechanical watches and modern quartz electronic watches. These movements utilized a balance wheel mechanism for timekeeping, as do fine mechanical watches, both vintage and modern. However, the watches were powered by battery (rather than the coiled mainspring to store power, as done in mechanical watches). This hybrid electro-mechanical movement helped to overcome the problem of extremely short battery life in the first electric watches.

The Le Gant name was sold to Seiko in the early 1990's and watches from that era specify 'Japan Mov't', etc. Production was later ceased

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SWISS-GERMAN DUGENA DIVER GENTS WRISTWATCH (TRADED)

VINTAGE SWISS DUGENA MEN'S DIVERS WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1960'S

VERY CLEAN & SHINNING SILVER TONE DIAL

CRYSTAL IS CLEAN, NO CRACK NO SCRATCHES

THE PUW CAL. 1530 21600 bps, 25 JEWELS AUTOMATIC WINDING MOVEMENT

LUMINESCENT SILVER TONE METAL HANDS

LUMINESCENT ORANGE STICK MARKER

STAINLESS STEEL ROUND CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 40mm INCLUDING THE CROWN AND 39mm LUG TO LUG

BI-DIRECTIONAL BROWN ROTATING BEZEL

UNSIGNED CROWN

NEW GENUINE BROWN LEATHER BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST

DISCONTINUED MODEL... !

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, ALMOST NEW

PRICE : RM900.00 (TRADE IN WITH CIKGU ZUL FROM KOTA BELUD, SABAH)

DUGENA - 100 years history. The roots of the German watch brand DUGENA date back to the 'Union Horlogere', a guild founded by watchmakers in Switzerland in 1900. Some 17 years later, the watch factories in Biel-Genf-Glashutte merged with the united Glashutten ALPINA, which shortly afterwards set up a branch in Germany under the name of 'Alpina Deutsche Uhrmachergenossenschaft' (Alpina German watchmaker's guild).

The circle in the triangle. - The watchmaker's sign of quality. The name 'DUGENA German watchmakers guild' appears for the first time in 1942 in Berlin, when it was decided to change the name Alpina to DUGENA.. Ever since, the circle in the triangle has been the DUGENA logo - the watchmaker's sign for quality in Germany.

Tradition and innovation, skilfully united. Today, the brand-name DUGENA combines watchmakers quality with modern design, and offers not only the popular DUGENA ornament watches but also fashionable sports watches and jewellery.

Brief Information on PUW Movement

PUW stands for Pforzheimer Uhrenwerke (Pforzheim Movements). Pforzheim is one of the cities in Germany, where watchmaking has a strong and long tradition. PUW made a lot of mechanical and quartz movements in the 70ies and 80ies and was very popular. Today PUW is owned by Swatch Group.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE MONDIA 100M GENTS DIVERS WRISTWATCH (TRADED)

BRAND/JENAMA: VINTAGE MONDIA 100M GENTS DIVERS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: 100M

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: MINERAL CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: 25 JEWELS SWISS ETA AUTOMATIC WINDING MOVEMENT CAL. 2832-2

DIAL COLOR: BLACK

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: QUICKSET DATE AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS SILVER TONE MERCEDES HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS DOT (BELIEVED IT WAS RELUMED BY PREVIOUS OWNER)

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL

LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 40mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 46 mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: ALL STAINLESS STEEL, WATER RESISTANT 10 ATM, AUTOMATIC, 0160 S/N, MONDIA

CROWN: SCREW DOWN SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: NEW BLACK RUBBER TROPIK (RM300 IN VALUE)

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL

PRICE/HARGA: USD220/RM700 TRADED WITH CIKGU ZUL FROM KOTA BELUD, SABAH

BRIEF HISTORY OF MONDIA-ZENITH-MOVADO WATCHES

1875 • George Favre-Jacot succeeded in his goal: to produce reasonably priced, precise fob watches.His company employed one-third of the working population of Locle.

1896 • Manufacturer won Gold Medal at the Swiss National Exhibition.

1903 • First prize in the Neuchâtel Observatory competition for chronometers.

1911 • George Favre-Jacot retired and left the flourishing business to his descendants, under the name ZENITH.

1917 • Death of George Favre-Jacot.

1920 • First wristwatch models.

1954 • ZENITH won the Neuchâtel Observatory prize for wristwatch chronometers.

1960 • ZENITH took over MARTEL WATCH Co.

The UNIVERSELS caliber 749 and 285 became the ZENITH 146 family.

1969 • Birth of the EL PRIMERO movement, the first chronograph in the world equipped with a winding crown with central rotor.

ZENITH became a member of the MONDIA-ZENITH-MOVADO holding company.

1970 • The CRONOMETRO TIPO CP2 aviation chronographs with anti-magnetic case and 60-minute rotating lunette, manufactured for A. Cairelli in Rome.

1971 • The American ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION took a majority stake in the MONDIA-ZENITH-MOVADO group.

1978 • The group returned to the hands of Swiss investors, with DIXI, the financial and mechanical constructions group, as major shareholder.

1984 • MOVADO taken over by NORTH AMERICAN WATCH Co, and the name ZENITH appeared alone on the watch dials.

2000 • ZENITH taken over by L.V.M.H group.

VINTAGE ORIS STAR MILITARY GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC ORIS STAR MILITARY GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS BY ORIS WATCH CO.

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: ORIS STAR MILITARY

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: CLEAN ACCRYLIC CRYSTAL / BERSIH TANPA CALAR

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ORIS 17 JEWELS MANUAL MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: BLACK/KHITAMAN

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DATE AT 3:00/HARIBULAN DI 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: GREEN WHITE TONE MERCEDES

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS ARABIC

CASING : BASE METAL CHROME TOP AND STAINLESS STEEL BACK (SOME BRASING TOP OF THE LUGS AND SIDE CASING FOR NORMAL WEAR BUT STILL PLEASANTLY& NICE LOOKING OVERALL)

LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 36mm DIAMETER WITH CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: ORIS LOGO

CROWN: CHROME PLATED UNSIGNED

STRAP/TALI: BLACK TEXTILE NATO BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

WORKING CONDITION, RECENTLY SERVICE & KEEPING TIME

PRICE/HARGA: (TRADED WITH PAK HAMID FROM KUANTAN)

BRIEF HISTORY OF ORIS WATCHES

Oris was founded in 1904 by Paul Cattin and Georges Christian at Hölstein, Switzerland. Oris produced no-nonsense time pieces which were both high quality and affordable. With the advent of quartz, as with many other Swiss watch manufacturers, Oris struggled to find its place in the watch market.

However, Oris continued to focus on the manufacturing of mechanical watches. Oris has been able to hold its own creating watches with unique mechanical features that distinguish from those with electronics and quartz. Since the mid-eighties, Oris has progressively launched more mechanical watches with features such as analogue date pointers, automatic movement, mechanical chronographs, and analogue world time display. Interestingly, despite the turbulent changes the watch industry experienced, Oris has found itself doing what it always has, producing great value quality mechanical watches.

In 2004, Oris celebrated 100 years of existence and is going stronger than ever. Oris boasts many names wearing an Oris such as Sean Penn, Harrison Ford, Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicolas Cage, and Meg Ryan. Oris is also a key sponsor of the BMW Williams Formula 1 team, helping them to grow their brand awareness, and expand internationally.

The 2008 Oris range includes the TT3, Divers, Artelier, BC3, BC4, Big Crown, Miles, Chronoris, Classic and Flight Timer collections.

You can view the latest Oris Watches collection online