AUTHENTIC VINTAGE BRITIX CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH

	Dial: Original Finish Cream Dial with  Raised Arabic Hour Markers  Luminous Blue Steel Hands.   Outer Telemetre and Tachymeter.  Inner 1/5  Second Graduation.   Dial Signed Britix  Antimatnetic and Swiss Made.   Chronograph Registers for 30 Minutes (3:00) and  Constant  Seconds (9:00).
	Case: Base Metal Case and Bezel.  Stainless Steel Back   Dimensions: Large 37.5mm Diameter Excluding Crown  x  44mm Top to Bottom.   19mm Lug Spacing Condition: In working conditionPushers Start, Stop and Reset the Chronograph.
	Movement: High Grade Landeron Cal. 248  Chronograph Movement  Signed Britix Watch Co,  Swiss.  Cleaned by Our Master Watchmaker and  in Excellent Running Condition.
	Circa.:1960's Serial No.: 190 Price: RM1,350 - Negotiable

AUTHENTIC RADO DIASTAR CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH (RADO)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC RADO DIASTAR CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 2000's

MODEL: DIASTAR CHRONOGRAPH 541.0638.3

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL SCRATCH FREE 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: RADO ETA 7 JEWELS QUARTZ MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: BLACK

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: 3 REGISTERS CHRONOGRAPH, HOUR, MINUTES, SECONDS AND QUICKSET DATE AT 4:00

HANDS/JARUM: DUAL TONE BLACK AND SILVER TONE SUB DIALS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS DOT MARKERS

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL DIASTAR CASE

LUGS: 22mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 42.4mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 52.5mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING:

CROWN: ORIGINAL RADO SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE RADO BLACK LEATHER BAND - SHOWING A LITTLE WEAR

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8"

GOOD CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, COMES WITH ORIGINAL OUTER BOX, INNER BOX,INNER BAG, CARD AND PAPERS

PRICE/HARGA: SOLD (BISSEME FROM DIAMOND BAY, SILVER STATE)

Rado is a Swiss manufacturer of watches, with headquarters in Lengnau, Switzerland. It is noted for its use of scratch-proof materials, a field in which it is considered a pioneer. 

Today the company produces about half a million watches a year with a staff of about 300 in total.Formed in 1917 as Schlup & Co., Rado initially produced watch movements only. In 1957 the company launched its first collection of watches under the Rado brand. 

In 1962 the Rado Diastar, the world's first scratch-proof watch, was launched. It has been in production ever since, now sold as DiaStar The Original. In 1983 Rado became part of the SMH group which was renamed in 1998 as the Swatch Group.

RADO differs from the traditional Swiss watch makers in that it leans towards innovative uses of high tech materials in distinct design. RADO has focused on pioneering the use of a number of materials that are unique within the watch making industry, such as e.g. hardmetal (tungsten and titanium carbide), ceramic, lanthanum and sapphire crystal.In 2004 the RADO vision was realized with the introduction of the V10K. Coating the watch with high tech diamonds made the V10K the hardest watch on Earth, realized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The newer RADO watches are also distinct from the traditional Swiss watch industry in that their aesthetic is unique. Market reaction tends to be mixed to such a strong aesthetic, with many who appreciate the unique and distinct RADO look and those who do not.During their time, RADO has received more than 20 elite international design awards, from the RED DOT Award to the iF Design Award, for both their product and most recently, their collaboration with Jasper Morrison for an innovative watch box that mimics the shape of the human wrist.

LUXURIOUS AUTHENTIC IWC (International Watc Co.) SCHAFFHAUSEN GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS BY INTERNATIONAL WATCH CO.

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: DRESS

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: CLEAN ACCRYLIC CRYSTAL 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: IWC 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT CAL. 89

DIAL COLOR: GOLD TONE

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTES AND CENTER SWIPE

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS SOLID GOLD 

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED GOLD ARABIC AND ARROW HEAD MARKERS

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL 

LUGS: 20mm 

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

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: NONE

CROWN: SOLID STAINLESS STEEL UNSUGNED

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BLACK LEATHER

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, KEEPING TIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED. NO BOX AND NO PAPER

PRICE/HARGA: RM5,000 (NEGOTIABLE)

BRIEF FISTORY OF IWC AND PORSCHE DESIGN WATCHES

International Watch Co, also known as IWC, is a high-end Swiss watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. IWC is an active member of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH.

IWC Schaffhausen is notable for being the only major Swiss watch factory located in eastern Switzerland, as the majority of the well-known Swiss watch manufacturers are located in western Switzerland. Notwithstanding the lingua franca of IWC is German.

An interesting fact you may or may not know: International Watch Company (IWC) is possibly the only major Swiss watch company whose founder was an American!

During the 1860's, three manufacturers dominated the American watch industry: Elgin, Howard and Waltham. Combined, these firms produced upwards of 100,000 pocket watches. Times were changing in the industry as pocket watches went from being a status symbol that only the wealthiest individuals could afford, to an everyday item available to the middle class. As a result, production methods had to be improved; for example, most parts for watches were still being made by hand. Costs were also high because the pool of available, qualified watchmakers was relatively small.

In Boston, Massachusetts, Florentine Ariosto Jones, who had worked in the American watch industry for a number of years, keenly observed the failure of Aaron Lufkin Dennison, a leader in the watch business, whose efforts to move production to Switzerland to benefit from lower wages and Swiss watchmaking know-how, failed miserably. Undaunted, Jones took over the failed enterprise and soon set up his own company in Switzerland. His plan was to assemble watches in Switzerland and import them into the United States, hence the name International Watch Company.

Fortuitously, Jones made the acquaintance of one Johann Heinrich Moser, a watchmaker whose hometown of Schaffhausen was conveniently located near the Rhine. Following Moser's advice, a dam was built in order to harness the mighty river and generate hydro-power to drive the machines used in manufacturing facilities throughout Schaffhausen.

A watch factory was built in Schaffhausen to take advantage of the cheap hydro-power and production commenced in 1868. Despite the company's unique business plan, the enterprise was doomed from the start. For one thing, Jones had trouble selling the watches in America, due to a high tariff on imported finished watches. An even worse problem: Jones was undercapitalized and encountered technical problems with the machines. By 1875, he was scrambling to find new investors, amid allegations by disgruntled stockholders that the company was on the verge of collapse. Inevitably, the company filed for bankruptcy and Jones was forced to relinquish control of his company.

A Swiss consortium acquired IWC's shares and put another American, Frederick Seeland, at its helm. Although the company's fortunes improved somewhat, the improvement was not deemed sufficient enough. As a result, the company was put up for sale again. This time, one of IWC's stockholders, Johannes Raschenbach-Vogel, bought the company at auction for 280,000 francs. Technical achievements and increased sales soon followed with the production of the first pocket watches with digital time indication, as well as development of the famous Calibre 52 movement, which at the time was quite revolutionary in its concept and construction.

Although the company experienced significant growth, following World War I, the company's fortunes again hit rock bottom under the proprietorship of Ernst Homberger-Rauschenbach. Fortunately, a major modernization effort paid off when the advent of World War II resulted in increased military demand. It was thus during World War II that IWC created the first oversize anti-magnetic pilot's watch, followed by the famous Mark X, featuring its new in-house movement, Calibre 83. In 1944, IWC had a close call when the Allies mistakenly bombed Schaffhausen. As luck would have it, the factory narrowly escaped destruction.

In the aftermath of the war, International Watch Company lived up to its name and became a company of international scope. Exports to the United States increased and the brand became best known for its specialty watches, such as the Mark XI and Ingenieur - the first automatic IWC with a soft-iron inner case that protected the movement against magnetic fields - as well as for its elegant dress watches. Needless to say, vintage IWC's from the 1940's and 50's are highly collectible today and in great demand, as they are somewhat under-priced compared to other high-end watch brands of that era.

Although IWC entered the quartz era with its first quartz watch in 1969, using the Beta 21 movement, the company was ultimately unable to remain under family ownership. In 1978, a majority interest in the company was sold to VDO Adolf Schindling AG.

Subsequent developments include the debut of the Porsche series of sports watches, which remain in production to this day, as well as the creation of the "DaVinci" - a perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch that is mechanically programmed for the next 500 years. This watch caused quite a stir when first introduced and set new standards with its "user friendly" perpetual calendar. In 1993, the company again stunned the watch world when it unveiled the remarkable Il Destriero, which at the time was the most complicated wristwatch in the world.

The year 2000 is no less exciting for the company, as it introduces a new advertising campaign, as well as the 5000 calibre, a new mechanical movement with a power reserve of seven days and an automatic movement. The automatic, an IWC exclusive, is a further development of the patented Pellaton system. The pocket watch-size movement is featured in the latest addition to the Portuguese line: an automatic with a power reserve display. It should also be noted that 1999 was the most successful year in IWC's history, with 39,000 watches sold, 115 million Swiss francs in revenue, and over 350 employees.

In closing, the company's philosophy is best summed up by IWC's current CEO, Michael Sarp, who recently stated: "We shall produce watches of the highest quality with unique technical and design characteristics and thus continue to experience the pleasures of innovation." If you should have an opportunity to examine an IWC, you will quickly realize that Mr. Sarp speaks the truth

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE MUST DE CARTIER TANK VERMEIL LADIES WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE MUST de CARTIER TANK VERMEIL LADIES WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: TANK

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: HARDENED ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: CARTIER 17 JEWELS MANUAL MOVEMENT CAL.73-1

DIAL COLOR: BLUE TURQUOISE

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: -

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU:  NO MARKERS MODEL

CASING : 20 MICRON GOLD PLATED ON SOLID SILVER 925

HIDDEN LUGS: 10mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 20mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 28mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: AS SHOWN ON THE PHOTO

CROWN: GP WITH BLUE CABOCHON

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE CARTIER BLUE CROCODILE BAND WITH GENUINE CARTIER BUCKLE

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8."

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND. NO BOX AND NO PAPER

PRICE/HARGA : USD1200 (NEGOTIABLE)

Brief Information on Cartier Wristwatch

Cartier was founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier when he took over the workshop of his master. In 1874, his son Alfred Cartier took over the administration of the company, but it was Alfred's sons louis, Piere and Jacques, who were responsible for establishing the worldwide brand name of Cartier.

The story of the Cartier House's popularity began with Louis Cartier invention of the wristwatch for his renowned friend, a Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos Dumont, in March of 1904 after Alberto Santos-Dumont complained of the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches while flying to his friend Louis Cartier. The watch created by Louis Cartier for his friend featured a leather band and a small buckle, a flat wristwatch with a distinctive square bezel that made it possible to wear it on the wrist. Having received this precious gift, Santos-Dumont would never take off again without this Cartier wristwatch and used it for checking the time during flights. . This watch was not only a hit with Santos-Dumont, but also with Cartier's many clients. Thus, out of this timeless design, the "Santos" was born. This was the first men's wristwatch (Patek Phillipe made the first wristwatch, but for a woman and as a one-off).

In 1907, Cartier signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger, who agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. By this time, Cartier had branches in London, New York and St. Petersburg and was quickly becoming one of the most successful watch companies in the world. The introduction of the Baignoire and Tortue models (both of which are still in production today) took place in 1912, followed by the Tank model's debut in 1917. The Cartier tank model, designed by Louis Cartier, was inspired from the newly introduced war machines on the Western Front. This line too has survived, with over thirty varieties now being made since.

In the early 1920s Cartier formed a joint company with Edward Jaeger (of Jaeger- LeCoutre ) to produce movements solely for Cartier. Thus was the European watch & clock company born, although Cartier continued to use movements from other great makers. Cartier watches can be found with movements from Vancheron Constatin, Audemars-Piguet, Movado and LeCoutre. It was also during this period that Cartier began adding its own reference numbers to the watches it sold, usually by stamping a four-digit code on the underside of a lug. Jacques took charge of the London operation and eventually moved to the current address at New Bond Street.

Cartier's Ideas Today

The present day designers use Louis Cartier's ideas and developments as an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Appealing shapes and designs, movements from the high horology world are reflected in the Santos, the Panther, the Pasha, the Tonneau, and the Tank, Cartier watch collections that give just a few of examples of Cartier's shining talent.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO TV GENTS WRISTWATCH

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO TV GENTS WRISTWATCH

Movement: Cal.6309A , SEIKO Automatic winding, 17 jewels, 21600 bph

Case diameter: 36mm w/o Crown x 33 mm Lug to Lug

Dial: Original White enamel Color

Raised Stainless Steel Markers 

Glass: Original, Mineral Crystal, Clean.

Case material: Stainless Steel

Crown: Unsigned Original

Band: Seiko Stainless Steel Bracelet Band

Condition: Used, It runs, keeps good time.

PRICE: RM650 

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO TANQ HI-BEAT GENTS WRISTWATCH

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO TANQ HI-BEAT GENTS WRISTWATCH

Movement: 2049, SEIKO Kameido, Manual winding, 24 jewels, 28800 bph

Case diameter: 33 x 35 mm

Dial: Original Gilt, Black Color

Raised Gold tone stick Markers 

Glass: Original, Acrylic, Clean.

Case material: Stainless Steel

Crown: Unsigned Original

Band: New Brown Leather/Black Textile Band

Condition: Used, It runs, keeps good time.

PRICE: RM450 

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ORIGINAL GLASHUTTE GENTS DRESS WATCH

BRAND/JBRAND/JENAMA : ORIGINAL GLASHUTTE GENTS WRISTWATCH

MODEL : DRESSWATCH

MOVEMENT/ENJIN :SUPERB 17 RUBIES GLASHUTTE GUB MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT CAL.70.1

ORIGIN/BUATAN : GERMANY
NO. SIRI/SERIAL NO. : -

CIRCA/TAHUN : 1970's

CASING/KEMASAN : ROSEGOLD PLATED TOP & STAINLESS STEEL BACK

FUNCTION/FUNGSI : HOUR, MINUTES, SECOND

DIAL: BLACK  

HANDS: GOLD TONE WIRE MINUTE/HOUR HAND AND RED CENTER SWIPE HAND
CROWN: UNSIGNED GP CROWN
BEZEL: -

MARKINGS/TANDA JENAMA : DIAL, CASEBACK, MOVEMENT
BAND/TALI : NEW GENUINE BLACK LEATHER BAND FIT 8" WRIST
HIDDEN LUGS SIZE: 20mm
BAND WIDTH: 20mm

LENS/CERMIN : ACCRYLIC CRYSTAL

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN : 36mm W/O CROWN X 43mm LUG TO LUG
WATER RESISTANT: NOT STATED

CONDITION/KONDISI : COLLECTORS' ITEM- EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION AND KEEPING TIME

PRICE/HARGA:RM2,000 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH RUNDING)

Brief History of Glashutte Watches

Glashutte Original was created in 1845, when the German master watchmakers, Ferdiand Al Lange, Julius Assmann, Ludwig Strasser, Johannes Durrstein, Adolf Schneider, Strasser and Rohde, Ernst Kassiske settled in the region of Glasshutte. These master watchmakers were awarded various gold model at the world exhibition and international competitions, thus creating the foundation and reputation of watching making industry of Glashutte. In 1878, Moritz Grossmann founded the German School of Watchmaking, hence building groundwork for more skillful watchmakers in the region of Glashutte and transforming the region into a reputed symbol of watchmaking excellence.

In the beginning of World War II, the watch manufactories in Glasutte was still in the production of military watches for the Navy and Air Force. Later, in the last day of War World II, Glashutte was bombed from the sky and the factories were badly destroyed. The reminding unaffected factories merged and found the VEB Glashutter Uhrenbetriebe under the rule of East German state.

HISTORY OF GLASHUTTER UHRENBETRIEB (GUB)

Compares the pictures of Glashuette Original movements in older catalogues with those printed in the recent ones, the different movement designations are immediately evident: The older watches are equipped with the movement cal. 10-30, whereas the newer ones have the cal. 39. However, aside from the drastically improved optical finish, the two movements seem to be the same: the same wheels and the same screws seem to be located in the same places on both movements. So where are the differences that justify that new designation, or is this just a try to cheat, to pretend a new movement where there is none?

When the communist German Democratic Republic found its end as a souvereign state, the state-owned “Glashuetter Uhrenbetrieb” (GuB) was busy developing a new selfwinding movement. Solid it should be, and efficient. Before the works could be finished, the company was sold to the French movement manufacturer France Ebauches SA. This company tried to save itself from bankruptcy by means of German know-how and the cheap labour in Eastern Germany. The new selfwinding movement should compete with the Swiss movements produced by ETA, and was therefore developed specifically with a high momentum and maximum universality in mind. Before the short-time owner of the Glashuette watch manufactory had to develop a new movement, they found already a good movement in Glashuette: In 1978, the V.E.B. ("Volkseigener Betrieb" = People's owned company) Glashuetter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB) brought out their last completely new construction, the cal. 11-26, dubbed Spezichron.

This Spezichron was modernized in several steps under control of first the France Ebauches, then the Treuhand-Anstalt, and finally of Heinz W. Pfeifer, until it found its way as cal. 10-30 into the new watches of Glashuette Original. Under control of the Treuhandanstalt, which, from 1990 to 1994, took over the former East German state-owned companies and sought to bring them into the private sector, the movement cal. 10-30 was completed and used in a new and very cheap line of watches after 1993.

The Spezichron cal. 11-27 movement was the successor of the popular "Spezimatic", which was produced from 1964 until 1980. Compared to the Spezimatic, the new Spezichron was smaller and faster: 28,800 A/h, while the Spezimatic only had 18,000. With that movement, the East German GUB could compete with the common movements of Swiss origins. The Spezichron was solid and accurate. Additionally, a version with weekday display was made; it was designated cal. 11-27.

Yet there were plans for more complications, which could not be based on the trusted 10-30 movement; a new development was necessary. However, it was neither economically feasible nor desirable to have completely new cases and dials produced for the new base movement. Therefore, the starting point of the effort was the condition, that the new movement had the same dimensions, as well as the location of important parts, such as the winding stem, must be the same as in the old 10-30. Additionally, the planned new complication modules should have enough space on the movement’s front.

All elements of the 10-30 movement, which were tried and reliable, were taken over into the new construction, above all the complete escapement was transferred. Even these parts were refined, however, with the addition of a swan neck adjustement, for example. The result of the development was the new cal. 39 movement, which from the outside, looked like the old 10-30. Yet of the originally 130 parts, only 17 remained unchanged. The new movement had more jewels, a better adjustment, and, above all, a better ability to wear additional complication modules.

With the 10-30, every module had to be autonomous; that means, that each module had to consist of an upper an a lower baseplate, so that the final movement had four plate layers. The new cal. 39 movement was constructed in a way that its upper baseplate could serve as the lower base of the module, resulting in a “sandwich” of only three plate layers. This saves space which can be used for more complicated modules.

Finally, the optical qualities of the new movement were drastically improved: skeletonized rotor, finely grinded wheels, angled plates and teeth, the decoration work entirely done by hand. In spite of the still solid base of a movement designed to compete with the ETA-workhorses, the Glashuette Original cal. 39 without doubt is one of the finest selfwinding movements on the market.

The cal. 26 movement found in the watches of UNION/Glashuette, is based on that cal. 39 movement, but is changed in two essential ways: It consists of 12 parts less than its GO counterpart (mainly in the fine adjustement area), and its decoration is mostly machine-made. This saves a lot of money and enables UNION, to offer fine inhouse movements in well-made, competitively priced watches.

This movement was the successor of the popular "Spezimatic", which was produced from 1964 until 1980. Compared to the Spezimatic, the new Spezichron was smaller and faster: 28,800 A/h, while the Spezimatic only had 18,000. With that movement, the East German GUB could compete with the common movements of Swiss origins. The Spezichron was solid and accurate. Additionally, a version with weekday display was made; it was designated cal. 11-27.

A year later, in 1994, the company was bought by Heinz W. Pfeifer, and immediately the cal. 10-30 was thoroughly revised in order to equip high-class watches. More than 60 changes were made, until the movement, which internally was designated cal. 10-30/2, was used for the then new “Klassik”-line. However, the movement’s potential for refinement was exhausted. It was used in all self-winding Glashuette Original watches, including the chronographs, which added a chrono module to the base movement.

Yet there were plans for more complications, which could not be based on the trusted 10-30 movement; a new development was necessary. However, it was neither economically feasible nor desirable to have completely new cases and dials produced for the new base movement. Therefore, the starting point of the effort was the condition, that the new movement had the same dimensions, as well as the location of important parts, such as the winding stem, must be the same as in the old 10-30. Additionally, the planned new complication modules should have enough space on the movement’s front.