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·Elgin Senior 952 in chromium nickel, circa 1931. Also known by collectors as the "Aztec."
Art deco- watches and beyond
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·Elgin States 666, in two-tone green and white gold fill with green and black enamel, circa 1931.
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··Home For Wayward WatchesOk allwoundup; that is a perceptive and appealing post. I really enjoyed it.
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These are very pretty too, thanks for sharing them.
Also thank you so much everyone for those great car designs and those beautiful specimens of art deco architecture, Fort Worth, San Francisco, New Zealand -.... they reminded me of one of Detroit's stunning art deco high rise -- but for some reason I cannot find my pictures of it 😕
It just dawned on me the following could almost be called an "art deco" watch strap?
Considering I'm a bit of a strap fiend it would be a groundbreaking discovery in my book 😁
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·Does a Hamilton "DeWitt" circa 1950 fit the bill
That is stunning. Yours?
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·A Scottish designer/artist/architect by the name of Charles Rennie MacIntosh was one to delve heavily into Art Deco motifs on many of his works. Stained glas examples. Many other of his applications of the Art Deco influenced designs are readily available on line.
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·Another of Charles Rennie MacIntosh’s works. This on a place mat my wife bought in Stirling, Scotland, in 2000. MacIntosh has such a strong influence in Scottish design and art, that my wife feels the Scots might be offended if I call this design, Art Deco, not Celtic. But I feel it qualifies as Art Deco.
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Syrte
··MWR Tech Support DeptThis one's pretty damn cool.
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·I would think most real “sector dial” watch or “step case” (with a strong “step”) from the 1930s-40s is art deco IMO so that’s still quite a few.... but for me the most beautiful that comes to mind is the one posted by @ConElPueblo in the following classic thread:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/two-stunning-arrivals-in-2018.69170/
Below are @ConElPueblo’s pictures of his stunning Tissot watch, followed by a couple of my own watches I consider art deco.
The case I put it in isn't too shabby either 😀
The dial design on the Tissot exist on an Omega tank as well... 🥰
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UncleBuck
··understands the decision making hierarchydesign on the Tissot exist on an Omega
I have the more common Omega. I always have an eye out for these in the various colors.
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··ΩF InvestiGatorSometimes the Art Deco isn’t necessarily on the face of the watch:
My understanding is that “Shell” is the model name form Girard Perregaux and has something to do with the skeletonized design.
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My understanding is that “Shell” is the model name form Girard Perregaux and has something to do with the skeletonized design.
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··MWR Tech Support DeptSometimes the Art Deco isn’t necessarily on the face of the watch:
My understanding is that “Shell” is the model name form Girard Perregaux and has something to do with the skeletonized design.
gatorcpa
and the “kicker” is that quintessentally art deco pattern around the screw:...
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·Here's a photo that I just snapped of the historic lobby in the Twitter Building:
The level of restoration and ongoing maintenance here is amazing.
The level of restoration and ongoing maintenance here is amazing.
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·Hamilton Square with black enamel, circa 1926.
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··MWR Tech Support DeptHere's a photo that I just snapped of the historic lobby in the Twitter Building:
The level of restoration and ongoing maintenance here is amazing.
I Phone didn't really do it justice.
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