QE2 Ocean Liner Vintage Wrist Watch

photo (2)QE2 Harrods Watch, Quartz Battery Watch, Unisex Watch, Mens Watch, Womens Watch, Vintage Watch, Ocean Liner Watch, Limited Edition Retired Design
– Famous Department Store “At Sea” shop limited edition wrist watch. New Old Stock!!!
– Swiss Made QE2 Watch from Harrods London / Signed: Harrod’s / QE2
– 35 mm wide x 40 mm lug to lug.

If you have ever dreamed of the ultmiate in ocean travel, if you enjoy the rare and the unusual, if you love London’s Harrods Department Store, then this is the watch for you. Made for and marketed by Harrod’s this hard to find watch takes you back to the great liner’s heyday.

Features include:
– Black plastic case with crown guard
– Ocean blue and sky blue dial
– QE2 ocean liner “Queen Elizabeth 2” depicted on the dial
– Gold color wreath design
– White Roman Numeral hour markers
– Swiss quartz movement keeping time / Battery installed
– Original navy blue genuine leather crocodile pattern band
– Rare retired design, QE2 ocean liner
– Condition: This rare watch is in New Old Stock original vintage pre-owned condition. Appears to have never been worn! Please see photos!

It’s not just a watch, it’s living history.

Harrods is a famous luxury department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London. Starting in 1984, Harrods also maintained a luxury shop aboard the QE2, a lovely shop on One Deck, which offered exclusive Harrods/QE2 logo merchandise. This watch was one of their offerings.

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Bulova Ambassador Art Deco Watch

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Vintage Men’s Watch, Bulova Swiss Watch, Art Deco, Fancy Lugs, Sub Second Dial,1954
Mechanical Vintage Watch
In working order, manual wind keeping time

Fabulous Fifties sophistication! What an amazing bit of history comes with this vintage treasure! Think of it…you can wear a watch that has counted the moments of the past, seen the course of history, and shared in ordinary and extraordinary happenings! Now it is ready to keep time with you!
Details:
• Size – 26 mm wide x 40 mm lug to lug
• Working Condition – Sets, Runs, Keeps Time
• Color – Yellow 10k rolled gold plate bezel, stainless steel back
• Circa – L4, 1954
• Movement – Bulova Swiss Made
• Band – Tan genuine leather
• Maker / Distributor – Bulova Watch Company
• Remarks – A particularly handsome Bulova Ambassador B model, from the golden age of watchmaking. Subsidiary Seconds Dial at the six position.

This lovely, rare, unusual and seldom-seen “Ambassador B” Swiss made Bulova has a case marked 10k rolled gold bezel, 17 jewels 10 BT movement. (Bulova’s own in-house built Calibre 10BT movement, made at their factory in Biel, Switzerland).

The case has a nice curved side design, big fancy lugs, a raised domed glass crystal, a golden dial with raised gold hour markers, gold colored hands, a sub second dial and a nicely knurled crown.

This is a clean and bright vintage Swiss made watch in excellent working order; it keeps time well. It is mechanical, hand winding. The case is in very good condition. The movement is in very good to excellent condition. The raised crystal is solid with a couple of scratches.

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Dick Tracy Watch!

Dick Tracy Watch, Timex, The Walt Disney Company, 1990, New Old Stock, NOS, Vintage Wrist Watch

Unisex watch. Men’s watch. Women’s watch. Fully working It keeps great time.

• Size – 32 mm wide x 37 mm lug to lug
• Working Condition – Sets, Runs, Keeps Time
• Color – silvery bezel, stainless steel back
• Circa – 1990 (marketed to promote the 1990 Disney movie)
• Movement – quartz battery
• Band – black genuine leather lizard grain
• Maker / Distributor – Timex for Disney
• Remarks – Very rare. Impossible to find in New Old Stock condition. Red hands, white dial, black numbers and dial illustration depicting Dick Tracy.

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DeFrece Two-Tone Art Deco Watch

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DeFrece Watch Two Tone Rose Gold and Cream Dial, Rose Gold Plate Rectangular Case, Sub Seconds, Swiss 17 Jewel Movement, Fancy Lugs, Rare Find

Size: 25 mm wide x 40 mm lug to lug
Winds. Sets. Runs. Keeps Time.
17 Jewel Manual Wind Swiss Made Movement
Band is New Old Stock NOS Hamilton Genuine Leather Ostrich Pattern – Stunning

You will not see another Art Deco Men’s Swiss Watch with this great two tone dial and rose gold plate case. Back is stainless steel, and has a very simple personalization, see photos. Total length of watch and band is nine inches. Fits most men’s wrists easily.

DeFrece Watch Co., Inc., 48 W. 48th St., New York, imported fine Swiss made watches such as this one, in the 1930’s and 1940’s. This is truly a rare find.

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Glycine Watch, High Grade, Black Dial

imageThe Bold Black Watch, Vintage Men’s Watch, High Grade, Glycine Altus Manual Black Dial Swiss Watch, 17 Jewels Antimagnetic Stainless Steel

– This is a wind up mechanical 17 Jewel Vintage Men’s Watch.

– WINDS…SETS…RUNS…KEEPS TIME…

– This watch is unusual, original, exciting, special, and in outstanding vintage condition.

– Size: 33 mm in diameter x 40 mm lug to lug

This Altus by Glycine Vintage Men’s Watch is a classic 1960s example of military-meets-dress watch style.The watch features a stainless steel military style case with long curving lugs, a stunningly handsome and sought-after black dial, rasied gold hour markers, gold hands including a center sweep second hand. The dial is signed ALTUS / 17 JEWELS / WATERPROOF / INCABLOC. The back is signed: ALTUS / SWISS MADE / STAINLESS STEEL / WATERPROOF / INCABLOC / ANTIMAGNEITC. The back also bears the serial numbers: 4051 212 165750. Furnished with a new black Hirsch “Wild” water resistant genuine leather band with a stainless steel buckle.

History: Glycine and Altus were founded in Biel (Bienne) in 1914 and 1920 respectively, as Glycine Manufacture D’Horlogerie Glycine S.A. and Altus Montres Altus S.A. Charles Hertig Evilard took over Glycine in 1943. Evilard also owned Altus Watches SA, and integrated Altus and Glycine Watches SA in 1953. So Altus became an international trademark of Glycine, with both brands of watches marketed by Glycine.

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Excelle Watch by Elgin – 1970’s Men’s Watch

imageVintage Men’s Watch, Elgin Excelle Watch, 17 Jewel Watch, Date Window, Sweep Second Hand, Circa Mid 1970s

Elegant, engaging Elgin Excelle…! Excellent mid century modern design.
Offered exclusively by the Delovelyness Collection on Etsy.
• Size – 34 mm wide x 38 mm lug to lug
• Working Condition – Winds, Sets, Runs
• Color – Gold plate case, stainless steel back
• Circa – 1970
• Movement – 17 Jewels
• Band – Vintage new old stock “Lion Head” green and red striped nylon band. The national colors of Portugal.
• Maker / Distributor – Elgin National Watch Compnay
• Remarks – Elgin introduced their Excelle line to emulate what Bulova was doing with its Caravelle line, providing a quality wind-up mechanical movement watch at a popular price point. Both companies were trying to reach the market share that was becoming dominated by Timex pin-lever watches, offering entry level well-made jeweled movement watches.

Dial is signed EXCELLE / 17 JEWELS. Back is signed EXCELLE / STAINLESS STEEL BACK / BASE METAL BEZEL / SHOCK PROTECTED. The original crown is signed with an E.

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La Marque Blue Dial Men’s Watch

imageVintage Wrist Watch, LaMarque Men’s Watch, Brilliant Blue Dial, Date Window, Round Hour Markers, Gold Plate Bezel, Mod 1960’s Styling, 17 Jewels Mechanical.

Setting method: Stem. Case material: Gold Plate over stainless. Country of origin of movement: Swiss. Country of origin of case: Swiss. Band – Vintage Lion Head Woven, New Old Stock. Maker / Distributor – LaMarque Watch Co. Delightfully different Mid Century Modern Era watch.

Running and Keeping Time Well.

➲ MEASUREMENTS
34 mm wide x 49 mm lug to lug

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Gruen Watch – Dramatic Doctor Dial – Large Center Seconds Chapter

imageVintage Gruen Veri-Thin Men’s Swiss Watch, Doctor’s Watch with a 10K Gold Filled Square Case, featuring Fancy Lugs and Large Center Seconds.

10K Yellow Natural Gold Filled Case, “Guildite” back over sterling #089491-40655-460, two-tone silver dial, raised gold hour markers. Circa 1940’s. Gruen Watch Co.’s 15 jewel Conoruma 40655, Swiss made manual wind movement. Black genuine leather, new band. Maker / Distributor – Gruen Watch Co., Cincinnati Ohio.

This is a rare, hard to find, eagerly collected large center seconds Gruen Doctors’ Watch. The center seconds dial was said to be popular with doctors, engineers and all who needed to do precision timing.

The dial is signed: Gruen Veri Thin Switzerland. The beautiful number fonts and the unusual square shape make this watch a winner. This exceptionally fine and rare model Gruen Watch offers superior quality.

Winds, Sets, Runs, Keeps Time

➲ MEASUREMENTS
25 mm wide x 25 mm lug to lug

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Waltham Watch – Premier Model – 1930’s Vintage Men’s Watch

imageVintage Mens Watch, Waltham Premier, Bartlett, Art Deco, 9 Jewels, Curvex Type Curved case, Sub Seconds, 1930s

Famous Maker,
Heirloom Quality,
Fashion Statement,

Amazing watch for a fabulous price! You will find this model offered by most vintage watch shops for around $400.00.

• Size – 22 mm wide x 34 mm lug to lug
• Working Condition – Winds, Sets, Runs, Keeps Time
• Color – Yellow gold filled and stainless steel curved case
• Circa – Mid 1930s
• Case back is signed – Apex Stainless*
• Inside case back is signed – Premier Waltham stainless back 420467
• Movement is signed – Waltham Bartlett 750 USA Fine Jewelers Premier A 16892 (this is the serial number)
• Band – brown leather vintage with gold color buckle and keeper
• Maker / Distributor – American Waltham Watch Company
• Remarks – Here is a recent estate find. This is a rare vintage working 1930’s Waltham Premiere Art Deco gold filled watch, by Waltham Watch Company of Waltham, Mass, with a 750 caliber movement, considered the best movement made by Waltham. The vintage and period correct brown leather watch band fits smaller to medium men’s wrists. In very good vintage condition. Click and zoom the photos for details.

*Apex Watch Case Mfg Co, 304 E 45 St, NYC

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Taylor Men’s Watch – Dramatic Brown Dial

imageVintage Men’s Watch, Taylor Swiss Watch, Rare Brown Dial, Crisp Roman Numerals, Gold Color Bezel, Stainless Steel Case, Sweep Second Hand

Clean and Simple, Modern Design

WIND UP WATCH KEEPING TIME, MANUAL WIND WATCH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER

• Size – 36 mm wide x 42 mm lug to lug
• Working Condition – Winds, Sets, Runs, Keeps Time
• Color – Gold color bezel, brown dial, white hour markers
• Circa – 1960s
• Movement – Swiss manual wind
• Band – Vintage Lion Head brown striped nylon – new old stock
• Maker / Distributor – Taylor Watch Co.

Established half a century ago, Taylor based its brand on reliability and durability and a commitment to development. The Taylor brand is constantly evolving with its customers as it launches new lines of mechanical and quartz wristwatches.

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