Art deco- watches and beyond

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Syrte

·Apr 16, 2022·MWR Tech Support Dept

Jones in LA

That's a good question, to which I don't know the answer. I wonder if @Syrte had an idea?

Er… I’m not sure there’s an official name to them, but Longines had a similar style they called « cubiste » and like this one more from the early 1900s, which would make sense as the cubiste movement started in 1907, and from what I’m reading it lasted until the mid 20s— and it is distinct from art deco.

Those are very nice looking geometric patterns which predate art deco—and indeed the flourishes on the case also match the early 1900s.

There are many nice watches in this thread which are not art deco, but from various other styles of the 1910s 1920s, 1940s and 1950s, and that’s okay too 😉

 

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DeathandTaxes

·Apr 20, 2022

Some more enamel bezels to share -

Elgin Legionnaire 421 circa 1929

Elgin Thrift 433 circa 1931

Bulova Lone Eagle 1927

 

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septentrio

·Apr 24, 2022

 

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Syrte

·Apr 24, 2022·MWR Tech Support Dept

Just seen on a antique street market. Art deco to the core. Silver plated bronze, too bad the background was crap.

 

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Deafboy

·Apr 26, 2022·His Holiness Puer Surdus

Syrte

Just seen on a antique street market. Art deco to the core. Silver plated bronze, too bad the background was crap.

Looks to be in the style of Dimétre Chiparus. He made many sculptures of danseuses in the 1920's.

 

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Deafboy

·Apr 26, 2022·His Holiness Puer Surdus

1929 Elgin Premet from the Parisienne collection. Premet was a Parisian couturier.

Edited: Apr 26, 2022

 

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Syrte

·Apr 26, 2022·MWR Tech Support Dept

Deafboy

1929 Elgin Premet from the Parisienne collection.

Great watch and **fabulous** adverts!! 👍
And here’s another silver enameled art deco beauty posted on Instagram, @bubba48 and @divetime would like it too I’m sure.

 

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rkman11

·Apr 26, 2022

Deafboy

1929 Elgin Premet from the Parisienne collection. Premet was a Parisian couturier.

LOVE THIS!

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Apr 26, 2022

I don't care if it's a woman's watch, I'd wear that Elgin Molyneux.

 

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Deafboy

·May 5, 2022·His Holiness Puer Surdus

Hot off the bench!
Elgin Mme Louise Boulanger from the Parisienne series (1929).

 

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noelekal

·May 5, 2022·Home For Wayward Watches

Looks far better in the photograph than the ad rendering.

Great job!

Great post!

 

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Deafboy

·May 5, 2022·His Holiness Puer Surdus

noelekal

Looks far better in the photograph than the ad rendering.

Great job!

Great post!

My wife seems to like the watch.

 

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Syrte

·May 5, 2022·MWR Tech Support Dept

Deafboy

My wife seems to like the watch.

Who wouldn’t ? Big congrats! Looks like she is building a Parisienne collection, unless you are for her 😉

 

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Deafboy

·May 6, 2022·His Holiness Puer Surdus

Syrte

Who wouldn’t ? Big congrats! Looks like she is building a Parisienne collection, unless you are for her 😉

I'm doing it for her out of self-interest: 1 watch for her, 2 for me! 😁

 

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Deafboy

·May 6, 2022·His Holiness Puer Surdus

noelekal

Looks far better in the photograph than the ad rendering.

The one in the advertisement is the black and white version. I have one of those also but I prefer the colored versions (although it has a terrific engraving).

Edited: May 6, 2022

 

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DeathandTaxes

·May 10, 2022

Found this 1938 beauty hiding, forgotten almost 2 years ago. A replacment crystal, a movement service, and a new old stock vintage strap was all it took to make things Rite again. (1938 Bulova Rite Angle.)

 

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Rman

·May 12, 2022

Okay @Syrte and all, shes been overhauled and ready for duty. A delicate mechanism but running beautifully.

 

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Syrte

·May 12, 2022·MWR Tech Support Dept

Rman

Okay @Syrte and all, shes been overhauled and ready for duty. A delicate mechanism but running beautifully.

Wow. Fabulous. Congrats - and oh dibs. If I can ever afford it that is, and if you ever tire of it. @Tony C. would probably enjoy it too.

 

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Omega D

·May 12, 2022

Perhaps a touch of Art Deco?

 

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Tony C.

·May 12, 2022·Ωf Jury member

Omega D

Perhaps a touch of Art Deco?

Roman numerals? Nah, that's not enough, IMO.