Some Clocks

Vacheron & Constantin / Verger Freres sapphire travel clock retailed by Tiffany c. 1935

Zenith Onyx Boule Desk Clock 1935

Leon Hatot Electric Clock, 1930s

Then and Now

Zenith Special Aviator Watch (c. 1930)

and

Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 Annual Calendar (2013):

Weems Watch

In 1927 Philip Van Horn Weems, a U.S. Navy officer, devised a watch with a settable second hand that could be easily corrected to the second using radio time signals. That made it more useful for air navigation than even precision maritime chronometers and was the beginning of the aviator's "hack" watch. Longines produced a number of 'Weems Watch' variantions in 1920s-1940s (plus later limited editions, incl. present-day Heritage series).

Split-Second Chrono

Italian ad for Zenith watches

1936

Two Marines

Omega Marine wristwatch for Cartier

1934

Omega Grand Marine, 1932

(2007 in-house replica)

Time to Bomb

Universal Geneve bomb timer for A. Cairelli, Rome

1940s

Two Brands, One Movement

Precision. Robustness. Harmony.

A pre-war Italian ad for Zenith and Universal Geneve chronographs powered by the Compur movement.

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Pocket Watch, 1940

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte

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Driver's Watch

Vacheron & Constantin

1939

A Touch of Green

Case: malachite and platinum

Created by Vacheron & Constantine (Geneve) for Mauboussin (Paris)

1930s

Some Timetool

Hamilton US Army 24-hour dial

1942

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MLC Building

231 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand

1939-1940

Architects: Mitchell & Mitchell

Info

Photo by Deco Danny @ Flickr

Rectangular

Stowa wristwatch, 1930s

Doctor's Chronograph

1940s

Less Watch, More Quality!

Introduced in 1935, Lip T18 was small, technologically advanced and reliable enough to earn a reputation of the French watch industry flagship. In 1948, Winston Churchill received a T18 as a token of respect and gratitude from the Government of France.

Manufactured at Lip factory in Besançon, this watch had many faces (and cases) during its near-30 years' lifespan. But one feature remained unchanged: if it is not rectangular, it is not a T18.

Source: FAM

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Illinois Wristwatch, 1927

Family Doctor

Artist: Grant Wood
1940

Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum

American Watch Ad

1928

Source: dismuke.org

JAZ Clock

A French table clock manufactured by the Compagnie Industrielle de Mécanique Horlogère which used the trademark “JAZ” from 1919 to 1941. This clock belongs to an art deco line launched in 1934. Its body swivels horizontally.

Source

That's the Case

Advertisement for wristwatch cases (especially for pilots)
1940s