Wittnauer stainless steel wristwatch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1940s
This is a vintage Wittnauer wristwatch dated by the source to the 1940s. The watch features a stainless steel case fitted with an expandable patterned metal bracelet.
The dial is light-toned with Arabic numeral hour markers, an outer chapter ring, and a subsidiary seconds dial positioned above the 6 o'clock mark. The main hands display a blued finish, and the dial is signed with the maker's name below the 12 o'clock position.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- 1940s
- Type
- Hand-wound wristwatch
- Maker
- Wittnauer
- Case Material
- Stainless Steel
- Maker / attribution
- Wittnauer
Design
- Visible features
- • Light dial with Arabic numerals, an outer minutes track, and a subsidiary seconds subdial at 6 o'clock. • Blued steel hour and minute hands alongside a blued small seconds hand. • Mounted on a flexible link expansion metal bracelet. • Crown positioned at 3 o'clock on an angular-lugged tonneau-influenced case.
- Dial Configuration
- Direct observation records a light-toned dial featuring Arabic numerals, an outer minutes track, and a subsidiary seconds subdial positioned at 6 o'clock. The handset comprises blued steel hour and minute hands accompanied by a blued small seconds hand in the subsidiary register. Additional dial finishing details or maintenance histories are not stated in the source.
- Object Identity and Dating
- The item is catalogued by the auctioneer as a vintage Wittnauer wristwatch and dated in the listing title to the 1940s. The lot entry designates the piece as a "Vintage Wittnauer 1940's Stainless Steel Watch" without providing an official model name, reference number, or caliber code. Dating to the 1940s rests exclusively on the auctioneer's headline description. The sale conditions note that the auctioneer "assumes no risk, liability or responsibility for the identification or authenticity or authorship" and that "ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD \"AS IS\"," leaving the period attribution uncorroborated by internal movement serial numbers or hallmark records in this listing.
- Case and Bracelet Construction
- The watch features a case described in the source as stainless steel. Visual inspection indicates a winding crown positioned at 3 o'clock on an angular-lugged, tonneau-influenced case. The watch is mounted on a flexible link expansion metal bracelet. Case dimensions, lug spacing, and the originality of the bracelet relative to the watch head are not recorded in the cataloguing.
- Documentation and Mechanical Limitations
- The auction entry contains no photographs or written descriptions of the internal movement or the inner case back. Consequently, the movement caliber, jewel count, mechanical condition, and internal markings are not recorded. Technical documentation is limited to the single title sentence "Vintage Wittnauer 1940's Stainless Steel Watch." Dimensions, operational status, and timekeeping accuracy are not provided in the source.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement caliber and inner case back markings are not shown or recorded.
- Research required: Dimensions and operational status are not provided by the source.