Dating from the 1960s, this reference 7004a chronograph was marketed by longineswittnauer as a professionalgrade timepiece and fitted with the redoubtable landeron 248 manual winding movement. Antique and vintage wittnauer wristwatches collectors weekly. Unfollow wittnauer watches to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Wittnauer michael quartz movement black dial men s watch wn3031. The reliable japanese quartz movement ensures accurate time keeping. Wittnauer was a watch and timepiece company, founded in 1885 by swiss immigrant albert. Wittnauer watches wittnauer laureate mens watches11b08. Vintage wittnauer art deco womens watch in 14k white gold this style of art deco watch includes an intricate band design and diamond embellishments. Wittnauer watches began with albert wittnauer, who created his brand of watches in new york in 1880. Wittnauer, premium, mens watch, stainless steel yellow gold plated case, stainless steel yellow gold plated bracelet, battery powered quartz movement swiss made, 11b04 please complete the fields below and well send your friend an email. Not every watchmaker can be as renowned for its movements as lecoultre or as admired for its designs as cartier. Analogshift wittnauer chronograph with box and papers.
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Their watches now come with a 2 to 10 year battery life, though this still means owners need to replace the battery at some point. Fastforward to 1950, wittnauer decided to sell the company to one of their swiss partners, the highly respected longines watch co. Wittnauer watches wittnauer krystal ladies watch 12l02. Discover a large selection of wittnauer watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. And installments from victorinox a myspace layouts in the brazilian inventor of nixon watches go from the casual clothing might be. Wittnauer band womens wristwatches with chronograph for. Vintage longines wittnauer 12 hour recorder with solid stainless steel case, original dial and high grade valjoux 72 column wheel movement. Appears to be the early version of the wittnauer professional model. This is an authentic wittnauer 2000 perpetual calendar automatic watch with month, week, day. Powered by japanese quartz movement, this mens watch features a textured stainless steel pushpull crown with function pushers. Please remove movement and, if possible, the band before sending in. Update your collection with one of these wittnauer quartz movement wristwatches.
He began working for his brotherinlaw, eugene robert. In 1936, the wittnauer watch company joined with longines watches and became the longineswittnauer co. Wittnauer was a watch and timepiece company, founded in 1885 by swiss immigrant albert wittnauer, that is now a brand of the bulova company, which is owned by japanese conglomerate citizen watch co. Wittnauer watches wittnauer laureate ladies watch 12r038. The exquisite paveset genuine crystal dial contains silvertone hour, minute and subdial hands, black roman numerals and. This week, weve rounded up some fairly unusual watches with a strong influence from the 1970s.
The core of quartz is lightweight implementation of a standard casting bar, with configurable size, text and icon positioning, and colors. Yes, the company used the full longineswittnauer name on boxes, paperwork, advertisements, etc. Wittnauer triple register valjoux 72 chronograph 1960s. Balance staff u906 stem w1402 mainspring zf1534, 1. Shop for wittnauer mens wn3077 rectangular gunmetal ip stainless black.
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Wittnauer womens quartz rectangle crystal accents silvertone 14mm watch wn4053 this is a slender watch with a sevenjewel, swiss quartz movement. How anyone can say that this watch is of less quality than a longines is beyond me, as longines themselves made a chronograph featuring the exact same movement. This dazzling wittnauer chronograph timepiece with its crystal accented bezel and deep gray dial is sure to please. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. In some of their sports chronographs longineswittnauer used the iconic valjoux 72 movement, the same movement that was used in rolex predaytonas and lecoultre and heuer chronographs. From the 1950s all the way through to the conception of the quartz watch, longines successfully ran the wittnauer company and produced several notable wristwatches, usually for the american market. Help with wittnauer movement identification omega forums.
Discussion in watch repair started by sderek, jun 2, 2009. This stylish watch also features a sharp looking gunmetal dial with white. Landeron 248, 17 jewel manual swiss movement this is an early example of the 7004a powered by a landeron 248 movement, with the desirable full lumed triangle on the bezel, baton style minhr hands, lollipop chrono hand, geneve dial scrip and original signed beads. United states of america canada north and south america europe european union. Ive seen a couple of these referenced as korean war era us military watches but really cant find any proper information other than hints that they were made in the late 1940s early 1950s. Pick up a wittnauer cosmopolitan mens watch today to add to your collection or as a perfect gift for that special person. Solid stainless steel case with screwdown back is approximately 40mm excluding the original wittnauer signed crown bracelet. Ronda produces mechanical automatic movements and quartz watch movements with swiss.
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