1951 Bulova Executive 7AA 21j manual wind-Would have been named Academy Award, but Bulova lost a law suit about use of the Academy Award name.
CORRECTION: MyBulova.com now accepts this watch as the Academy Award R model.

1928 Bulova Conqueror 10AN 15j 10K RGP-Rare
Formerly known as Trojan prior to the introduction of the Lone Eagle series 1 in 1927.

West end watch Co... Ca 1914-1920

Very nice Werner, These west ends are rather rare are they not?.

Hi Ray, it is indeed and to top it all the watch has just appeared as a remake. Queen Anne

West End USA

1914-1918
The 1st World War
West End Watch Co. produces its first wristwatches for the soldiers of the British Army. The brand becomes legendary in the Middle-East.

History

The West End Watch Company was created in 1886. The West End, a district of the centre of London, inspired its name to Mr. Arnold Charpié who was the Bombay representative of the Alcide Droz & Sons firm, a watch company established at Saint-Imier (Canton of Bern) in Switzerland.

In 1886, MM. Amstutz and Droz, the owner of Alcide Droz & Sons firm, began the exploitation of the trademark West End Watch Company in the Indian market and developed the first waterproof pocket watch ever produced [1] : "L'Impermeable" (nowadays displayed at the International Watchmaking Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds).

During the First World War, a large force of British and Indian soldiers was sent from Bombay to the Persian Gulf to reach Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). They received some West End Watch Company watches.

In 1917, West End Watch Company changed its name to Société des Montres West End SA and was registered in Geneva. At the same time the sub-brand Sowar was also registered.

In 1934, the Société des Montres West End SA was the first brand to introduce the Incabloc anti-shock system invented by Mr. Braunschweig.[2]

In 1973, after several years of development, the company was finally sold, for lack of heirs, to his main supplier : "Aubry Brothers Ltd", established in Noirmont (Jura) to keep open the Bombay West End Watch Company's office.

Since 2000 the workshops and the head office of the company have been moved to Leytron, in Wallis. At the same time, the company was taken over by new shareholders and the management changed.

In 2005 West End Watch Company celebrated its 120th anniversary of uninterrupted presence in Asia with the introduction of its "Silk Road concept". This concept came from the fact that the Silk Road crossed most of the regions where the brand possessed, and still possesses, counters.

Nowadays, West End Watch Company is active in Saudi Arabia, in the United Arab Emirates, in the Himalaya Range (in particular in Tibet, Nepal and in Bhutan) and as well as in western half of China.

2010 A first in the brand's history, West End Watch Company watches are now exclusively distributed/sold in the USA and Canada by Empire Brands. EB is a distributor of leading products around the globe.

In 2011, West End Watch Company will celebrate its 125 years of uninterrupted activity so a commemorative book redrawing the history of the brand will be published in 2010 in association with the Centre Jurassien d’Archives et de Recherches Economiques.[3]

The model still manufactured today is Sowar. In Hindustani, Sowar means "warrior" and this name was selected in honor of Sir Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) because it's said that he and his soldiers wore some West End Watch Company watches during the war.
to be found here Wikipedia

Regards

1931 Bulova Lone Eagle III Series Two-Tone 10AN 17j movement.

Bulova 1959 American Clipper. Dial - 5 Minute/Seconds Increment Track on Dial Outer Edge. 10k Rolled Gold Plate, Waterproof, Anti-Magnetic, Shock Resistant, 30mm Diameter Case. (Corrected to American Clipper 11/18/2011

Here's a 0s Lady Waltham 16j from 1896 that was later placed into a wristwatch gold-filled case in the 1920's.

Here's the movement. Fits in the case very nicely.

Hi Folks
First post here.
I collect pre 1935 Gruens, at the moment,.
So to start things off heres a 1918 unmarked Rolex

Its a 3 piece hinged case.
The crown is a replacement, came with the watch.







The dial I believe is Porcelain, I have never cleaned I frighten I will damage it!



The movement needs to be cleaned and oiled.



There are a couple of dents in the back of the case!



The hallmarks, and you can just make out the W&D stamp at the top.



It sits on a Black Leather strap.



And finally the wrist shot.

Barry,
Welcome to great watch site-IHC185. Your early rolex is a beauty and your pics are outstanding. Please post pics of your watches whenever you get a chance.
Tony

Tony
Many thanks for the warm welcome
Barry

My main collection is for Gruens

This one is



Its a Strap 358 (I have no name for it anybody Help?) It has a 401, 15j movement the case is yellow gold filled, made by the Star Co. The watch dates from around 1935, the case back is curved to fit the wrist, but the movement is flat. The case measures 48mm x 22mm and has a crown guard. This watch also came with a 501 movement
A plain model was also available.

1931 Bulova Brunswick 15j 10AN, Semi-Scarce, this is only the second one I have ever seen. Varient hand painted dial.

1959 Bulova Royal Clipper 17j Selfwinding.

1950 Bulova Academy Award Z 21j

This is, and is not a true wristwatch, however it's an interesting watch, so I wanted to share it here.

This is and Elgin, 7 Jewel, size 6/0's, grade 431, made in 1919.

It's just the right size for this "Change-Over" piece, and works well. I have never seen another one like it, but have seen a couple of attachments that were similar but were used with pins to use on clothing.

Take a look

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Welcome Back Sheila! Very unique Elgin.
Below is 1927 Elgin tonneau 15j.

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