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He began working for his brotherinlaw, eugene robert. Brushed and polished stainless steel case and bracelet. There were two numbers, c11w32, which i assumed is the serial number and 1539, assumed to be the caliber. The dial also will help the watch owner identify the wittnauer as an automatic selfwinding model or manual wind version. The following watches and clocks have been discontinued or retired. Standard practice is to get a photo of the movement inside and to write down every single mark you find on the movement and the inside of the case back. Vintage wittnauer 14k yellow gold watch manual winding. Mother of pearl dial with silver tone hands and crystal accented hour markers. Wittnauer watches all prices for wittnauer watches on. Each film has been assigned an american standards association rating by the manufacturer. As such, many vintage wittnauer watches have serial numbers that are listed under the longines company. In this authors opinion, longines wittnauer is one of the finest watches a collector can find. Get the best deals on wittnauer mechanical handwinding wristwatches when you shop the largest online selection at.
You simply look up your serial number and place it in the shown table. If this is the wrong forum longines and this wittnauer belongs in the general thread. The company continues to distribute several brands of swiss watches as well as the growing wittnauer brand. Widely known for its use by nasa, it was tested for use in space, a contract that we know eventually go to omega. The accuracy and reliability is amazing, and the parts are readily.
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The most famous model was probably the wittnauer allproof, produced for the first. Wittnauer was a watch and timepiece company, founded in 1885 by swiss immigrant albert. Wittnauer, an american watch company, officially contracted orient to manufacture the model 2000. A beautiful wittnauer diver that was on sale last year at analogshift. Pick up a wittnauer wisp mens watch today to add to your collection or as a perfect gift for that special person. Wittnauer mens wn3037 30mm stainless steel silver watch. Except for sites in the nawcc domains, the nawcc does not endorse any of these sites or the products or services that may be offered.
Wittnauer chronograph gunmetal dial mens watch wn1012. Wittnauer brand manual wind 14k gold case original leather band 15 jewels swiss made wittnauer movement approx. The pictures arent the best and it is important to note that he seller could not locate the serial number on the claimed swiss eta movement. Ladies wittnauer diamond accent goldtone watch with rectangular motherofpearl dial model. In the 1950s longines purchased the wittnauer watch company and marketed a number of very similar lines of watches in the us under both brand names. Discussion in wrist watches started by frank n, feb 16, 2004. A young man from from a far off land with a dream that he would eventually have his. Wittnauer watches all prices for wittnauer watches on chrono24. Thank you so much for your information, this watch was one of many my dad left to me when he passed away in 1999 and i just got around to seeing what is worth keeping or maybe selling off, and yes to another persons observation about the band not being authentic, when my dad used a watch he wore it into the ground until nothing was left and im sure he replaced the band with this flexy one. Wittnauer automatic calendar date vintage dress watch model 3000. The early versions, which is hard to tell from this one pic as some of the differences were only due to bezel, were landeron 248 and later valjoux 7733. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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In 1936, the wittnauer watch company joined with longines watches and became the longineswittnauer co. Kevin, the list that the link leads to only applies to longines watches. Seeking help finding serial number informtion for my wittnauer wristwatch. This watch was rarely worn by its original owner and therefore appears very clean in all ways. Vintage wittnauer 17j automatic wristwatch with gold filled bezel, stainless back. Due to its contents, this product cannot be shipped via our priority service or sent to alaska, hawaii, p. Btw, has anyone ever seen a wittnauerbranded watch that had a movement made by longines. There is no serial number on the movement, only on the case back inside. Shop forand learn aboutantique and vintage wittnauer wristwatches.
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