A beautiful and wonderfully unusual mid-century Geneva De Luxe dress watch, featuring a striking textured silver dial with an elaborate scalloped centre design, applied gold-tone hour markers, and a vivid red sweep seconds hand. The combination gives this otherwise classic dress watch a distinctly vintage character.
Inside is a 17-jewel French manual-wind movement, marked France Watch Co. Inc., housed in an OMEX Germany case. The combination of a French movement and German case is a great example of the international nature of the European watch industry during this period, when movements, cases, and finished watches were often sourced from different manufacturers and countries.
Measuring approximately 33.3mm across, with a 42.6mm lug-to-lug measurement, this is a wonderfully wearable vintage size. The tall domed crystal, elegant lugs, and gold-tone case give it plenty of wrist presence despite its smaller diameter.
A charming and affordable example of the kind of beautifully styled mechanical watches produced during the 1950s and 1960s.
A beautiful and wonderfully unusual mid-century Geneva De Luxe dress watch, featuring a striking textured silver dial with an elaborate scalloped centre design, applied gold-tone hour markers, and a vivid red sweep seconds hand. The combination gives this otherwise classic dress watch a distinctly vintage character.
Inside is a 17-jewel French manual-wind movement, marked France Watch Co. Inc., housed in an OMEX Germany case. The combination of a French movement and German case is a great example of the international nature of the European watch industry during this period, when movements, cases, and finished watches were often sourced from different manufacturers and countries.
Measuring approximately 33.3mm across, with a 42.6mm lug-to-lug measurement, this is a wonderfully wearable vintage size. The tall domed crystal, elegant lugs, and gold-tone case give it plenty of wrist presence despite its smaller diameter.
A charming and affordable example of the kind of beautifully styled mechanical watches produced during the 1950s and 1960s.