Wittnauer – 10K Yellow Gold-filled - Serviced
| BRAND: |
WITTNAUER |
|
MODEL: |
CALATRAVA STYLE |
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YEAR: |
1960’S |
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MATERIAL: |
10K YELLOW GOLD-FILLED |
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SIZE – DIAMETER EXCLUDING WINDING CROWN: |
32.50MM |
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SIZE – LENGTH INCLUDING LUGS: |
37MM |
| CONDITION: |
GOOD |
| BOX: | NO |
| PAPER: |
NO |
| PRICE: |
$395 |
Wittnauer – 10K Yellow Gold-filled - Serviced
Wittnauer Calatrava style with light grey dial and gold batons marking each hour. The watch has a sub dial at 6 o’clock for the seconds. The watch has gold stick hands. It is a 10K yellow gold filled back case with engraved outside “10K gold-filled”. The watch comes with a manual winding movement. The watch comes with a brown leather strap. Width between lugs is 18mm. The watch has been serviced.
History
Eugene Robert and Albert Wittnauer came to the United States around 1845. In 1868, the company is founded and start to import Swiss watches in the US and then Canada in acting as an agent for brands such as Audemars Piguet, Angelus and Longines, however, it became the exclusive sales agent of Longines in 1880 for 114 years. In addition to the watches of these manufacturers, the dealership also offered wristwatches under its own signature. In 1936, the Wittnauer Co. was sold by the family and renamed the Longines-Wittnauer Co. Since 2001, the brand belongs to the Bulova Corporation.
Technical details
Wittnauer manual winding movement. The watch is serviced.
Measurements
Diameter excluding winding crown: 32.50mm
Length including lugs: 37mm