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I'm Looking to add a vintage square watch to my collection - advice please?

wagudc
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Here are my two rectangular watches. Total price for both watches was under $100, but I did make a lucky find with one of them. You can find this in antique shops pretty easily in the US.

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Oku
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May I also suggest Eterna? They can be had for reasonable money and look satisfying:
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wagudc wagudc
I would look at vintage Bulova as well.

I agree with Bulova. Nice vintage square/rectangular and round watches that won't break the bank. Should be able to find a nice runner for less than $100.
 
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Square watches had a bit of a style renaissance in the 1950s:
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To find one of these, try searching for "cioccolatone" watch, from the Italian for chocolate, as in a square of chocolate:

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Dan S
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Some beauties in this thread. Any Movado
polyplans out there?
 
gatorcpa
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I think any or all of these are going to be outside the price range.

All beautiful examples.
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Retiredmajor
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These are very nice examples and I appreciate all the advice! I'm doing more research and just need to find the right one for sale at a reasonable price. Major
 
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the Hamiltons are excellent suggestions
I found this Cauny when I was looking for a square vintage watch.
 
janice&fred
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These are very nice examples and I appreciate all the advice! I'm doing more research and just need to find the right one for sale at a reasonable price. Major

Keep an eye on this forum's for sale section in general, and we do have a boatload of vintage square watches we need to get around to posting for sale as we are originally from the NY area which is the epicenter of those style watches 😁
 
Shabbaz
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Interesting thread. I've never had a rectangular watch.
 
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Came across this today; no affiliation with the seller, within OP's price range. Source: Chrono24
 
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