Zodiac Yellow Gold Moderne Style Manual Wristwatch, circa 1950s

FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Round Style METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm "Lug Tip to...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Shockmaster / Lord Elgin METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold-Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 40mm X Diameter 32mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 23 Jewels / Caliber DIAL / HANDS: Factory Original Gilt dial with line markers / Gilt Arrow Hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 18mm / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement VAULT FIND This watch has been in a vault for nearly 50 years and the price includes a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker. This will of course delay shipping it out for a few days while we do the service and check it out. LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This is a unique watch by the legendary house of Elgin. We have only seen a few examples of this model in our 70 years of selling watches. It is fitted with Elgin's legendary Balance Wheel which was so advanced that even Patek Philippe used...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Hilton Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Modern / Round METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / S...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 460SS-733 METAL / MATERIAL: Two-Tone Stainless Steel and Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 32mm X Diameter 39mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Automatic Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber 46253 DIAL / HANDS: Factory Original Dial with Gilt Markers / Gilt Hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 16mm / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement This is a "vault find" watch, it has been locked up for nearly 50 years, which means it needs a service. We will give it a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker as part of the purchase price before it is shipped out to you. This will delay shipping for a few days of course. LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This great looking Art Deco Watch was produced by the legendary house of Gruen. The watch is dependable and easy to service. In the 1930's, we became Gruen agents in Los Angeles California. Gruen was a great company to work with because they had a large collection, great styling, they were innovative and offered great service to their customers. This is the only example of this watch we have ever seen. It is sad that they could not, like so many other American Watch Companies, withstand the Swiss and Japanese marketing. Founded in 1894 by Dietrich Gruen. The company had their American base in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it produced a wide variety of watches, including pocket watches, wristwatches, and chronographs. Gruen watches were known for their high quality and stylish designs, and they were popular with consumers for many years. In the 1920s, Gruen was one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. The company employed over 1...

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