July 07, 2006, 21:27
Bruce ShawkeyInteresting lady's watch
This is just a neat little occurance that happened to me, and I just had to share it with the chapter. Back in April of 2006, I sold an interesting lady's watch on eBay with a private label on the dial, Bonwit Teller. It was an extreme example of the retro-modern design movement prevalent at the time. It was kind of in rough shape, but it brought $77 anyway due to its unique styling:
Anyway, I was browsing yesterday through a 1953 issue of a Swiss horological journal, and come across an ad showing the very same watch, made by Juvenia:
Talk about your needle in a haystack! Anyway, I guess the moral of the story is that ladies' watches DO sell if they are unusual in some way.
July 11, 2006, 04:03
Dan MitchellThe curvature of the lugs is not quite identical between the two watches. This is almost like a Ladies version of the rare Hamilton Chatham.
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