Category Archives: Vintage Wrist Watches
More About Nivada Watches…
Several posts ago, I talked about Croton Nivada Grenchen Swiss Watches. Here, I want to say a few more words about a Nivada watch that I find particularly interesting. It is this amazing Nivada Blue C1 Profile. I am guessing … Continue reading
Tissot Swiss Watches – Since 1853
Go back with me to 1853… That’s the year Levi Straus & Co. was founded, President Franklin Pierce was inaugurated, Victoria and Albert’s son Prince Leopold was born, and potato chips were first served by George Crum at Saratoga Springs, … Continue reading
Croton Watches – Great Value on These “Sleeper” Vintage Watches
Collectors of vintage watches soon become familiar with a number of makers of quality, and tend to focus on them. Sometimes this limits their collecting horizons. Today I am going to talk about Croton Watches, which are high grade, excellent … Continue reading
Elgin Ridgewood Watch – A Symphony in Black and White
In an earlier post, I promised I would do a piece on the Elgin Ridgewood model. Here it is. I think the design speaks for itself. A bold 1950s design in black and white. Not only does the dial have … Continue reading
The Bulova Rite Angle is a “Grail” Watch for Many Collectors
All of the fine watchmakers, whether in the USA or abroad, made some models that stand out from the rest. Collectors look for them eagerly and hopefully, and because they are so desirable, they call them their “Grail” Watches, as … Continue reading
Hamilton Wilshire Watch – Registered Edition
I have done two previous posts about the beautiful Hamilton Wilshire Watch. The most recent was in 2022, when I featured a Wilshire from the 1930s, that is when they were introduced. Here is the updated Wilshire. It looks exactly … Continue reading
Vintage WWII Period Men’s BIFORA Rectangle Copper Dial MILITARY Wristwatch. Art Deco 11 Jewels Anker, Late 1930s, Sub Second Hand, Superb
Absolutely stunning Copper / Salmon / Coral Dial. Sub Seconds Dial located at the 6. Black Hour Markers and Blued Steel Hands. Dial is signed: Anker, 11 Rubis, with the B in a circle Bifora logo. Salmon Dial Watches were … Continue reading
The Elgin Ardmore – Quite Special
In our last post, we featured the Hamilton “Ardmore”. Lo and behold, Hamilton’s largest USA rival, Elgin, also had an “Ardmore” model. This is one of two sibling Elgin models that use rectangular fancy lugs to help make a very … Continue reading
Hamilton Ardmore Watch Registered Edition
Vintage Hamilton Watches are always in demand, for both their beauty of construction and the dependability of timekeeping. Long known as America’s most prestigious watchmakers, the company was headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for most of the 20th century. Beginning in … Continue reading
Hamilton Wilshire with Flexible Lugs – Driver’s Watch
This is Hamilton’s “Wilshire” Model. Evoking the famous Wilshire Boulevard, in Los Angeles and the elegant Beverly-Wilshire Hotel that shares its name. Features:– Desirable Swinging Lugs Drivers Watch– Gleaming 14k gold filled front and back– Sterling silver butter finish dial– … Continue reading
Timeless Timepieces 