Since Sumerian time, human being has invented the devices to measure and keep track of time. Clock and watches further developed in modern days. Antique and vintage mechanical watches and clocks produced in Switzerland, Germany,Japan and USA were high precision device that were sought after by many collector for their complications, rarity and high in value....
ACRYLIC CRYSTAL IS CLEAN WITH NO CRACK OR SCRATCHES
THE 5 JEWEL ELGIN SWISS QUARTZ MOVEMENT
BLACK METAL HANDS
BLACK ROMAN MARKERS
GOLD PLATED BASE METAL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 25mm INCLUDING THE CROWN AND 32mm LUG TO LUG
CABUCHON CROWN
GENUINE LEATHER LIZARD BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST
Cartier DESIGN, BEAUTIFUL, NO LONGER PRODUCEF RARE FIND!
EXCELLENT CONDITION, KEEPING TIME ABD NEW BATTERY INSTALLED
PRICE: PERSONAL COLLECTION BUT WILLING TO LET GO FOR USD159
BRIEF HISTORY OF ELGIN WATCHES
The Elgin Watch Company (also known as the Elgin National Watch Company) was the largest US watch company in terms of production. In fact, Elgin produced approximately one-half of the total number of higher-quality pocket watches manufactured in the United States. Total production over their 100 years of operation reached 60 million watches!
The clock tower at the Elgin National
Watch Company
The company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois as the National Watch Company, and some of the organizers were J. C. Adams, P. S. Bartlett, D. G. Currier, Otis Hoyt, and Charles H. Mason, with financial backing from former Chicago Mayor Benjamin W. Raymond. The factory for the National watch company was completed in 1866, and the first movement produced was an 18-size B. W. Raymond which sold in April of 1867 for the astounding price of $115. This identical watch, serial number 101, was sold at auction in New York in 1988 for $12,000. In 1874, the company officially changed their name to the Elgin National Watch Company, and that name remained until they stopped producing watches in the early '60's.
Elgin was not known for making the highest quality watches, though some of their higher grades were exquisitely made timepieces. Together with Waltham Watch Company, they dominated the huge market for mid-grade watches. Elgin watches remain extremely popular with collectors today because they are plentiful, can be obtained at reasonable prices, and can be relatively easily repaired due to the large number of watches and parts available.
Elgin shipped their first wristwatch in 1910, and later manufactured the first wrist watch to be qualified for railroad service, the grade 730A B. W. Raymond. Throughout their history, the Elgin National Watch Company was known for horological innovations. In 1958, they introduced the "DuraBalance," an ingenious design for a free-sprung balance (no regulator pins) which used spiral balance arms and small weights to govern the moment of inertia of the balance. They also produced the only American-made automatic wristwatch movements: grades 607, 618, 760, and 761. These movements featured bi-directional, full-rotor winding, and had two automatic winding gear ratios, which were automatically engaged as the mainspring tension increased.
The contributions of the Elgin National Watch Company to American Horological industry cannot be overstated. Many Elgin watches that were made over 100 years ago are still providing reliable and accurate daily service to their proud owners.
BRAND: AUTHENTIC MOVADO BLACK DRESS GENTS WRISTWATCH
MADE IN: SWISS
CIRCA: 1960's
MODEL: DRESS WATCH
CRYSTAL: ACRLIC CRYSTAL
MOVEMENT: HIGH GRADE MOVADO 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT CAL.1798 stamped MXL
DIAL COLOR: BLACK SHINNING
FUNCTIONS: HOUR, MINUTE & SWIPE SECOND
HANDS: GOLDTONE ARROW HANDS
MARKERS: RAISED GOLD TONE ARROW HEAD MARKERS
CASING : 14K GOLD FILLED FULL CASE
LUGS: 18mm
MEASUREMENT: 34mm DIAMETER without CROWN and 43mm LUG TO LUG
BACK CASE INSCRIPTION:14K GOLDFILLED
CROWN: ORIGINAL UNSIGNED MOVADO CROWN
STRAP:NEW BLACK LEATHER STRAP
STRAP SIZE: 8.5"
WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & HARD TO FIND
PRICE/HARGA : USD650 (NEGOTIABLE)
list :USD650.00 sold USD650.00
THE BRIEF HISTORY OF MOVADO WATCHES
Movado, a company whose name means "always in motion" in Esperanto, began its life in 1881 in a small workshop in La Chaux-de-faunds, Switzerland. Founded by talented watchmaker Achille Ditisheim and his team of six employees, all watches were manufactured and assembled by hand.
By 1899, their hard work and determination had paid off. They were awarded six first-class Official Rating Certificates in their class, and in the following year, they were awarded the Silver Medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris.
By 1905, the company had settled on its now famous name, Movado, and began in earnest its now famous pursuit of excellence in design and function. They won the 1910 Grand Prix Exhibitions in Paris, Rome, Brussels and Rio de Janeiro for their introduction of 8 ligne wristwatch movements. The introduction of the Polyplan watch in 1912 took the watch community by storm, and these watches are highly sought after at auction today.
In 1947, American designer Nathan George Horwitt created the first Museum Watch. It featured an uncluttered dial, with a simple gold dot marker at the 12:00 position. He likened the design to that of a sun-dial, like recognizing the sun at its zenith at high noon.
The black Museum Watch was already well known, and the company expanded the line to include dozens of variants. There were at least 24 different watches being sold under the name Movado Museum Watch in 1986, and some of these were a far cry from the gaunt simplicity of Horwitt's original design. One watch even had numbers on the dial, and it was ringed with diamonds. The name "Museum Watch" had a certain cachet that the company's advertising exploited as well as it could. The Museum of Modern Art, which displayed the original Horwitt watch, even put up a disclaimer in 1984, noting that "the Movado watch is not a Museum of Art watch, nor is there any connection between the Museum of Modern Art and the Movado Watch Corporation." Sol Flick, a lawyer for North American Watch countered that the "museum" in "Museum Watch" might refer to any museum. "It could be the Museum of Natural History," he said in a November 1986 Consumer Reports article.
Movado later teamed up with designers and artists such as Andy Warhol to create one-of-a-kind limited edition watches, which reside in museums, galleries, and collections today.
Movado is returning to its roots today. It has re-introduced the KingMatic series, which was originally introduced in the 1950's, and featured the first automatic movement and sweeping second hand, both driven from a central rotor. Today, the KingMatic features an all stainless steel case, stainless steel or leather bracelet, sapphire crystal, automatic movement, and is water resistant to 50 meters.
BRAND : AUTHENTIC NEW OLD STOCK CITIZEN FORMA MILITARY GENTS WRISTWATCH
MODEL : 9200 FORMA
MOVEMENT/ENJIN : CITIZEN 21 Jewels Cal. 9200
ORIGIN/BUATAN : JAPAN NO. SIRI/SERIAL NO. : 972353
CIRCA/TAHUN : 2006 New Old Stock
CASING/KEMASAN : GOLD PLATED BASE METAL and STAINLESS STEEL BACK
MOVEMENT/PERGERAKAN : CITIZEN AUTOMATIC 21 JEWELS DIAL: B WHITE ENAMEL with RAISED BATON AND ARABIC MARKER BEZEL: NONE
MARKINGS/TANDA JENAMA : DIAL, BACK CASING, BANDS
BAND/TALI : FULL LENGTH ORIGINAL CITIZEN BLACK LEATHER BAND CROWN: ORIGINAL CITIZEN GP SCREW IN CROWN unsigned LUGS SIZE: 20mm BAND WIDTH: 20mm
LENS/CERMIN : HARDLEX MINERAL
MEASUREMENT/UKURAN : 38mm without crown X 41mm Lug to Lug WATER RESISTANT: 100 Meters (10bars)
CONDITION/KONDISI : NEW WITH TAG, BOX, PAPER PRICE/HARGA: RM800.00 negotiable
BRIEF HISTORY OF CITIZEN WATCHES
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.(シチズンホールディングス株式会社,Shichizun Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Tokyo Japan. The company was originally founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in 1918 and is currently known as the manufacturer of CINCOM precision lathe machine tools as well as CITIZEN watches. The trade name originated from a pocket watch CITIZEN sold in 1924. It is one of the world's largest producers of watches. For almost eight decades, Citizen has been ahead of its time. Citizen brand has always stood for innovations and high precision that make life better for everyday people and now they are raising their sights to meet the needs of the new Millennium.
In 1924, when Citizen's forerunner, the Shokosha Watch Research Watch Institute produced its first pocket watch the "CITIZEN". The then Mayor of Tokyo, Mr Shimpei Goto, named the watch "CITIZEN" with the hope that the watch, a luxury item of those times, would become widely available to ordinary citizens and be sold throughout the world.
Time and again Citizen has pioneered groundbreaking technologies and helped to make watches an indispensable part of modern life. Introduced in 1956, Parashock was the first shock resistant watch made by a Japanese manufacturer. And three years later, Parawater was hailed as the country's first water resistant watch.
One of the latest milestones is our Eco-Drive system. Bringing new thinking to the art of watchmaking, this is a light powered solution that eliminates the need to change batteries - a revolution that made it the first watch technology to receive the Japan Environment Association's Eco Mark for environmentally friendly products.
And in 2003, Citizen continues to evolve and be ahead of its time with the launch of Stiletto. This is the World's thinnest light powered watch - a watch so revolutionary it combines eco-drive technology with a refined, sleek and sophisticated case and bracelet from 4.4mm thick.
Citizen is, however more diverse then simply watches. In fact watches only represent less than 40% of the company's business. Today Citizen is drawing on a heritage of proven quality and technologies as we develop the market for watches, clocks, jewellery, eyeglass frames and health care products.
MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS CORUM 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT
DIAL COLOR: CHAMPAGNE GOLD
FUNCTION/FUNGSI:
HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE
MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: BLACK ROMAN
BEZEL: GOLD FILLED ON SOLID SILVER
CASING : GOLD FILLED ON SOLID 925 SILVER (certain parts peeled off - please see photo)
LUGS: 18mm
MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 25mm DIAMETER w/o CROWN and 34mm LUG TO LUG
DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -
STRAP/TALI:REPLACED BLACK LEATHER STRAP
SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8"
WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL, VERY HARD TO FIND NO BOX NO PAPER BUT GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
PRICE/HARGA: RM2,200 (NEGOTIABLE)
Listing: RM2,200 Sold: RM
BRIEF HISTORY OF CORUM WRISTWATCHES
Corum, a Swiss watch manufacturer which ranks amongst the most prestigious in the world. Founded in 1956 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the Corum brand acheived prominence because of its simple philosophy--"superb craftsmanship combines with the endless search for beauty and innovation." This initial commitment to excellence still prevails today.
Now, more than 45 years after the founder's dream gave rise to the venerable Corum name, another watch industry visionary, Severin Wunderman, has taken the helm as the new owner of the company.
Creating a new phase in Corum's history, his designs have already been hailed by the press as "youthful, dynamic and daring." Under Sevein Wunderman's vigilant guidance these unparalleled designs continue to flow from the company's headquarters.
Preserving the company's tradition of precision craftsmanship, as well as keeping a keen eye on the future, Severin Wunderman intends that Corum remains on the cutting edge of luxury Swiss watchmaking.
The teaching of this master profoundly influenced the young man and proved to be of great help to him in later years, particularly during the difficult time of the Great Depression. Once his training was completed, he worked as master horologist in seve-ral local factories. The economic crisis forced com-panies to drastically reduce production, certain of them closing down entirely. It is at this time that Louis Cottier decided to go into business on his own, working for 13 years in the back room of a book and stationery shop which his wife operated at rue Vautier 45 in Carouge. In this modest atelier he began his activity as a maker of desk clocks, pocket Corum watches, wristwatches and hand-made pro-totypes. In the beginning, he made wristwatches without hands, and watches with jumping digital hours, as well as watches with automata and jacque-marts. It was in this workshop that his first World Time pocket watch was made in 1931 for Beszan-ger, a well-known local jewelry and watch shop
The Michel Herbelin story began in 1947 in Charquemont, France in the heart of the Jura mountains - the home of watchmaking since the 18th century. Michel Herbelin was a passionate believer in traditional fine watchmaking and decided to make a stand against the new mass production techniques that were looming on the horizon and threatening to oust the old techniques.
In 1947, Michel Herbelin set up his own company with the avowed intention of making watches of the highest quality, to the same standards as the great names of the day. Herbelin worked in close collaboration with his suppliers and with the specialist laboratories in the region to come up with elegant, technically sophisticated creations that provided the basis for his burgeoning reputation. With the appearance of the company's logo in 1965, the Herbelin name became a well-known brand.
In 1972, Michel’s son, Jean-Claude Herbelin joined the company. The advent of quartz technology provided a boost for Michel’s creative instincts resulting in innovations noted by the watch industry such as extra slim watches and the wire bangle watches for which the brand became synonymous. When Jean-Claude took over as head of the company upon his father’s retirement, he steered the brand into a new phase, developing a brand image based on creativity and attention to detail through worldwide communication campaigns.
Today, the company is still run by Jean-Claude Herbelin and his brother Pierre-Michel. Now with a third generation of Herbelin family members involved in the company, Michel Herbelin is truly one of the only Independent watch manufacturers of note in existence. Michel Herbelin is an international brand and produces over 150,000 watches per year which are exported to over 50 countries worldwide. The brand is positioned in the middle of the market with the majority of the collection retailing from £250-£1000. In France, the brand is market leader in the mid market segment. Its biggest export markets are South Africa, Germany and the United Kingdom. In the UK and Republic of Ireland, Michel Herbelin is stocked by a strong network of over 350 leading quality jewellers.
Designed and made in France, all watches have Swiss movements. The brand therefore benefits from the flair of French design with the precision of Swiss engineering - hence the company's advertising tag line: Swiss Heart, French Soul.
The collection is split into three main categories: Sport, Classic and Boutique watches. Within each category, there are distinctive "families". The flagship collection, which can be found within the Sport category is NEWPORT. Inspired by the sea, the collection takes its name from the America’s cup and the race to Newport Rhode Island. All Newport watches are water resistant to at least 5 Atmospheres and are fitted with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.
The Classic collection is the epitome of French style and good design. The main family groups are KHARGA - distinctive with their rectangular cases and elegant lines and AMBASSADOR – stylish yet understated.
The Boutique collection consists of a variety of stylish models that can literally be worn as a piece of jewellery that tells the time. Ranging from elegant bangle watches, to delicate bracelet versions and colourful strap models there is a watch to suit every taste and wrist. The main family groups within the Boutique collection are ANTARES, LUNA and SALAMBO.
Please surf Michel Herbelin website to view latest model of Michel Herbelin watches.
BRAND/JENAMA :AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SOLID 14K GOLD JULES JURGENSEN GENTS DRESS WATCHMODEL :DRESS WATCHMOVEMENT/ENJIN :Swiss Jules Jurgensen 17 Jewels Manual Winding Movement - clean and beautiful ORIGIN/BUATAN :Jules Jurgensen NO. SIRI/SERIAL NO. : - CIRCA/TAHUN :1960's CASING/KEMASAN : SOLID 14K WHITE GOLD FUNCTION/FUNGSI :HOUR, MINUTES, and SWIPE SECOND DIAL:WHITE GOLD FINISHED BEZEL:SOLID 14K WHITE GOLD MARKINGS/TANDA JENAMA :DIAL, MOVEMENT, INNER CASEBACK BAND/TALI :GENUINE ORIGINAL BROWN LIZARD LEATHER BAND FIT 8" WRIST LUGS SIZE:17mm BAND WIDTH:120mm LENS/CERMIN :HARDLEX ACCRYLIC CRYSTAL MEASUREMENT/UKURAN :32mm w/o CROWN X 37mm LUG TO LUG WATER RESISTANT:NOT TESTED CONDITION/KONDISI : EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION PRICE/HARGA:SOLD TO RONNIE FROM MALACCA(1.8.17)) LISTING RM2200
Brief History of Jules Jurgensen
After Jules Jurgensen's death, his son, Urban Jurgensen, took over the
company and changed the name to Urban Jurgensen. The company was paid by
the royal Danish government to kickstart the Danish marine chronometer
industry. That involved many trips to Switzerland, more precisely to Le
Locle and Geneva.
In 1838, Urban Jurgensen's son Jules Jurgensen
took over the company and changed the name to "Urban Jurgensen and
Sons." He started the production of fine watches under the name "Jules
Jurgensen, Copenhagen".
Jules Jürgensen produced many fine, different, and fascinating
watches in Switzerland, any serious watch collector may consider to own
one. Jules Jürgensen was sold to a company in the US in 1936, but the
watches were still produced in Switzerland until 1957, at which time it
was first documented that the watches were made by others and have their
name put on them.
The company was sold to Mort Clayman in 1974, a watch distributor in
the US. According to the company's website, they are no longer in
business Over the years, their watches
have earned more than 32 international awards for design and quality
workmanship. Any Danish watch collector should own at least one of these
timepieces, because many of the watches carry the royal Danish crown
since the firm had an appointment to the royal Danish court.
Since
1740, when Copenhagen's Clockmaker to the Court, Urban Jurgensen began
crafting elegantly designed watches from the finest Swiss parts, the
Jurgensen name has been associated with the highest levels of
craftsmanship, ingenuity, and invention. In recent years,the company
have re-asserted itself amongst the leaders of brands that cater to the
needs and wants of the independent jeweler.
