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Patek Philippe 1530A Rectangular Watch, circa 1948
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
#651619.
Date & Paperwork:
The watch was made in 1948, confirmed with an extract from the archives
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Patek Philippe 2435J Vintage Rectangular Watch, Unusual Large Lugs, Circa 1948
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Introduction:
Patek Philippe 2435J rectangular shaped 18K yellow gold watch, made in 1948. The
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 0.99 in L 1.58 in
Patek Philippe 1461/1A Stainless Steel Calatrava Tiffany & Co. Watch Circa 1948
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
movement #951683 and case # 648002.
Date & Paperwork:
The watch was made in 1948, confirmed with an
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
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Dm 1.26 in
Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Manual Watch, circa 1948 with Archival
By Patek Philippe
Located in Long Beach, CA
Style watch by the premier house of Patek Philippe. It is fitted with their most famous movement, the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Rolex Precision Vintage Dresswatch, H/M 9K Yellow Gold, c 1948
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, GB
leather strap with tang buckle is fitted. This Rolex dates to c. 1948. The caseback is inscribed with a
Category
Vintage 1940s Wrist Watches
Movado 1948 Calendermeto Triple Date and Moonphase Travel Purse Clock & Leather
By Movado
Located in Miami, FL
purse clock, created in Switzerland by the Movado Clock Factories, back in the 1948-1954. Crafted in
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Modernist Pocket Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
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H 1.41 in W 2.99 in
Rolex 14Kt. Oyster Perpetual Rare "Bubble Back" with Factory Original Dial 1948
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
practical and dependable automatic watch ever produced. Rolex called their automatic watches, "perpetual
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
14k Gold
Rolex 14Kt. Rare "Bubble Back" with Original Dial and Rolex Signed Bracelet 1948
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
automatic watches, "perpetual" which is a word that they protected. No other watch company can call their
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
14k Gold
Art Deco Gruen "Batwing" AKA FRanternity
By Gruen
Located in Raleigh, NC
models used the short, squarish-oval 440 (1940) and the short and wide 370 (1948).
Watches with the
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Patek Philippe 1431J Square Watch
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
& Paperwork:
The watch was made in 1948, confirmed with an extract from the archives confirming its date of
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Rare Gruen 416 Swiss Men's Wrist Watch
By Gruen
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
We love vintage timepieces and this one of our favorite finds by Gruen Watch. Circa 1940's and in
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
Waltham Pocket Watch 10k Gold Fill Case Arabic Numeral Dial Case
By Waltham
Located in Surfside, FL
adjustment. Railroad watch circa 1948 in Waltham gold-filled keystone case. Original untouched dial. Size 16
Category
Vintage 1940s Pocket Watches
Materials
10k Gold, Gold-filled
Laco Vintage in yellow gold with a Black dial 25.5mm Manual watch
Located in Surfside, FL
/ center sweep seconds hand. Circa 1948. Fine Pre-owned Laco Watch. Certified preowned Vintage Laco Vintage
Category
Vintage 1940s Wrist Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
18 Kt Gold Audemars Piguet Calatrava Vintage Rare Collectors Wrist Watch 1940's
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Gold Audemars Piguet Calatrava Vintage Rare Collectors Wrist Watch
Extremely rare
Category
20th Century Swiss Artisan Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
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Dm 1.38 in
Crusader Solid Palladium Trench Watch, 28.5MM
Located in Raleigh, NC
Custom made open end leather watch band for fixed lug watches
Palladium Case was hand polished.
Case
Category
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
Palladium
Patek Philippe 2443J Rectangular Watch, Circa 1953
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
2443 was introduced in 1948. Only a few hundred were made in gold
Date & Paperwork:
The watch was made
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Patek Philippe 544A Stainless Steel Hooded Calatrava Watch
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
544 was introduced in 1940 and was discontinued in 1948. The watch was made in yellow and rose gold
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Patek Philippe 1566R Square Watch Rose Gold Circa 1947
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Introduction:
This 1566R Patek Philippe vintage square watch features large fancy lugs and a 18K
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 215.30.46.51.01.001 Men's Watch in Stainless Steel
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 215.30.46.51.01.001 Men's Watch in Stainless Steel
SKU: 135590
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Omega Seamaster Annual Calendar r 231.13.43.22.02.002 Men's Watch in Stainless
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Omega Seamaster Annual Calendar r 231.13.43.22.02.002 Men's Watch in Stainless
SKU: 132691
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 2512.50.00 Men's Watch in Stainless Steel
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 2512.50.00 Men's Watch in Stainless Steel
SKU: 133573
PRIMARY DETAILS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Diver 215.30.46.51.01.001 Men's Watch in Stainless
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
: Since 1948, the Omega Seamaster has been a leading watch style, making it the longest-running product
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Patek Philippe 2458J Massive Vintage 36mm Calatrava Watch Circa 1949
By Patek Philippe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Introduction:
This Patek Philippe 2458J vintage Calatrava watch is made in 18K yellow gold
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Eterna-matic KonTiki 20 c1968 Automatic Watch, Gay Freres Eterna Bracelet + Box
By Eterna
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
represents the advanced & efficient
"five ball bearings" movement,
introduced by Eterna in 1948)
The Dial
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
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Dm 1.42 in
Mathey Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Chronograph
Located in New York, NY
This is a magnificent all original Mathey Tissot stainless steel chronograph from 1948. The case of
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Geneve Vintage "Geneve" Stainless Steel Wristwatch
Located in Surfside, FL
1948. Fine Pre-owned Geneve Watch. Certified preowned Vintage Geneve Vintage watch is made out of
Category
Vintage 1940s Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic
By Tissot
Located in New York, NY
collectibility of this watch is driven by its original dial and unpolished case. It is a true collector piece
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback Vintage Gents 18 Karat Gold Silver Dial 5048
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
An 18k Rose Gold Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback Vintage Gents Wristwatch, original silver dial with applied hour markers, a fixed 18k rose gold bezel, a brown leather strap with a gold ...
Category
20th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
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Dm 1.34 in
Omega Seamaster Reference 14363 Vintage Scarab Lugs Gold Top
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Since its introduction in 1948, the Seamaster has been a pillar of the Omega brand. In the
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage Tudor Manual Wind Dresswatch, Super Provenance, Circa 1960.
By Tudor
Located in Canterbury, GB
generic leather strap and tang buckle have been fitted. This was originally a presentation watch for long
Category
Vintage 1960s Wrist Watches
Cartier RARE Mini Santos Dumont 1967 Ultra Thin Jaeger LeCoultre K850 Gold 1960
By Cartier
Located in PARIS, FR
Dumont presented to you is from 1967
About the Watch :
In 1967, few years after the "recentage" of 1948
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Gold
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Dm 0.75 in
Kurz Mid-20th Century Covered Yellow Gold Buckle Ladies Wristwatch Bracelet
By A. Kurz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Stunning 18k yellow gold ladies watch by Kurz in Geneva featuring a buckle style covered watch with
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 0.85 in D 0.37 in L 6.75 in
Rolex Ref 4444 1948 32mm Shock Resisting Oyster Royal Watch 31r31s
By Rolex
Located in Dix hills, NY
KEEPING GOOD TIME.
A NICE ORIGINAL Men's 1948 ROLEX OYSTER ROYAL
Signs of Wear:
Exterior: Minor Scratches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other
Monroe Street Bridge, Saturday Evening Post cover, June 12, 1948
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Evening Post, June 12, 1948.
The Post described, “John Atherton’s cover painting is another page in our
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 26.25 in W 20.25 in
UTI Paris 1948 for Eliakim Cairo Lapel Cuckoo Watch in 18kt Gold with Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Lapel cuckoo watch designed by UTI Paris.
Fabulous and very unusual piece, created in Paris France
Category
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
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W 0.83 in L 2.96 in
Boy jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1948, Silver Gelatin Print
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Dallas, TX
scene, all with their heads turned to watch the boy mid jump.
This photograph measures 12.5 x 10 in
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Allan Houser Native American Modernist Bronze Sculpture, 1989, "Watching"
By Allan Houser
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful, large Allan Houser bronze titled "Watching."
The piece is signed "Allan Houser" and
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink
Halloween scene with
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen, India Ink
H 18 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
Des Ongles et Du Bec (abstract female portrait)
By Georges Rouault
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
and aquatint on wove paper.
Creation date
1926 / 1948
Publisher: Etoile Filante, Paris
Is part of
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
1940s Tin with Dogs and Children, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
John Janssens in 1948.
It's a tin storage box with a beautiful design:
Light blue tin with lid
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Washington's First Meal at His Philadelphia Home
By Frank J. Reilly
Located in Fort Washington, PA
aluminum deposits between the brain's neurons, or perhaps it is due to watching too much MTV.
There
Category
1940s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boucheron Yellow Gold Dollar Sterling Franc Gold Coin Bracelet Wristwatch
By Boucheron
Located in New York, NY
" structure suspending a watch movement, attached and embellished by a cone shaped element presenting
Category
Vintage 1940s French Retro Bracelets
Materials
18k Gold
Bulgari Vintage 18ct Tricolour Gold Serpenti Tubogas Cuff Bracelet Circa 1990
By Bulgari
Located in London, GB
in 1948. The first pieces were jewelled watches which were designed to coil around the wrist using
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bangles
Materials
18k Gold
Functionalist nickel plated table lamp by Franta Anýž, 1930
By Jaroslav Anyz, Franta Anyz
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Inventions in Geneva in 1965 for his Beta 21 watch. Unfortunately, the Franta Anýž Lighting company was shut
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Hermès Silk Scarf Allures Grygkar Bleu de Chine 70 cm
By Hermès
Located in FR
Grygkar in 1948, this reissue is from 2019
Made in France
Made of 100% Silk
Colorways: Bleu de Chine
Category
2010s French Scarves
Nautical 7-day wall clock signed Smith's Circklewood N. W. 2 of 1932
Located in Milan, IT
suoi orologi. In seguito questi marchi passarono alla English Clock and Watch manufacturers Ltd, a sua
Category
Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Jacques Kreisler & Co 1920 Necklace In Platinum And 18Kt White Gold With Pearls
By Kreisler
Located in Miami, FL
added watches and leather watch bands to men’s and women’s jewelry. Locations; c.1922: 333 Fifth Ave
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Link Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
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L 27.75 in
Cartier Panthere Bracelet in 18k Gold, emerald, onyx & Diamonds with box
By Cartier
Located in Bilbao, ES
-dimensional Cartier Panthère was created in 1948 for the Duchess of Windsor, using a 116.74-carat emerald from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Clamper Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen
By Robert Watson
Located in Soquel, CA
and despair combined are observed with stoic silence by these solitary watchers who seem to have lived
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 29 in W 44.75 in D 1.88 in
Belfiore Florentine Jewellers 18 Karat Gold and Enamel Cufflinks
By Belfiore Jewelry
Located in Bilbao, ES
Vintage cufflinks in yellow gold and blue enamel
Cufflinks, a watch and a tie have always been
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Shabbat Pop Art Silkscreen Judaica Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
from 1945 until 1948, when Communist cultural czars crushed it.
He worked for the Hungarian Royal
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Hungarian Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
1948, when Communist cultural czars crushed it.
He worked for the Hungarian Royal State Iron, Steel
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Surrealist Abstract Hebrew Aleph Pop Art Silkscreen Judaica Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
1948, when Communist cultural czars crushed it.
He worked for the Hungarian Royal State Iron, Steel
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Hungarian Surrealism Pop Art Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
1948, when Communist cultural czars crushed it.
He worked for the Hungarian Royal State Iron, Steel
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Hungarian Surrealism Pop Art Hebrew Silkscreen Judaica Print Jewish Serigraph
By Jozsef Jakovits
Located in Surfside, FL
1948, when Communist cultural czars crushed it.
He worked for the Hungarian Royal State Iron, Steel
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Tealight Candlestick Lamp - Baccarat Crystal And Pewter From The Manor - XX th
By Baccarat
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
legal title
Did you know?
Joan Borra Cebrian opened his business in Pas de la Case (Andorra) in 1948
Category
20th Century French Other Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Pewter
Maison De Greef White Gold Alliance Ring Approx 2.20 Carat
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Offered 18 karat white gold alliance ring from the jewelery brand Maison de Greef 1948. The ring
Category
2010s Belgian Contemporary Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Live of Marvin signed by Michael Cole
By Michael Coleman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SKU: CP1404DLG
ABOUT THE IMAGE: Conceptualized in 1948, Marvin the Martian exists as one of the most
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Giclée
Exceptional Hermès Vintage Silk Scarf Laques Japonaises Geisha Japan Grygkar
By Hermès
Located in FR
no title on it
Designed by Hugo Grygkar in 1948. Only 1 issue, this scarf is 74 years old
Rare and
Category
1940s French Scarves
"El Torero- The Bullfighter" Circa 1950's Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in SANTA FE, NM
innovative vision of the Provençal landscape. The auteur Marcel Pagnol said of him, “When watching his still
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Find an expansive variety of 1948 watches available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of Gold, Stainless Steel and 18k Gold, these items were constructed with great care. Our selection of items includes 67 vintage examples as well as 2 contemporary versions. Our inventory has long been popular, and it includes earlier versions that date to the 20th Century and newer variations that were made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many different pieces in our collection of 1948 watches to choose from, but Art Deco and Modern 1948 watches are of considerable interest. Rolex, Patek Philippe and Omega each produced beautiful examples of these items that are worth considering. When shopping our range of 1948 watches, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for women today than there are for men.
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Prices for 1948 watches can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $337 and can go as high as $35,729, while 1948 watches, on average, fetch $5,242.
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