Vintage
This is my late grandfather's Blumus wrist watch, 33mm case, 38mm lug to lug and 4mm thick without the crystal. And its hand winding mechanical movement is only +5secs a day. I have no idea how old this watch is but it must be at least 60 years old? Does anyone know anything about Blumus watches?
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Gorgeous!
Wow. They definitely don’t make them like they used to. I hope it’s still serviceable.
'Blumus' was the main brand of Adolf Blümelink, a Munich watchmaker, who started finishing Swiss movements and building watches around them in 1919.
Adolf Blümelink had the 'Blumus' brand registered on March 30, 1927. After the Second World War, in 1948, he was the first Bavarian watch manufacturer to restart building wall clocks, and in 1949 he restarted watchmaking. They didn’t get into quartz watches, and so disappeared around the end of the 1970s.
'Blumus' was the main brand of Adolf Blümelink, a Munich watchmaker, who started finishing Swiss movements and building watches around them in 1919.
Adolf Blümelink had the 'Blumus' brand registered on March 30, 1927. After the Second World War, in 1948, he was the first Bavarian watch manufacturer to restart building wall clocks, and in 1949 he restarted watchmaking. They didn’t get into quartz watches, and so disappeared around the end of the 1970s.
Chris and I were typing the same information at the same time so I deleted my comment. Where did we find this information? The internet.
'Blumus' was the main brand of Adolf Blümelink, a Munich watchmaker, who started finishing Swiss movements and building watches around them in 1919.
Adolf Blümelink had the 'Blumus' brand registered on March 30, 1927. After the Second World War, in 1948, he was the first Bavarian watch manufacturer to restart building wall clocks, and in 1949 he restarted watchmaking. They didn’t get into quartz watches, and so disappeared around the end of the 1970s.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated 👍🏻👊🏻So this watch could be older than 60 years old?
Beautiful watch!