Watches from each decade, 2023 edition - Share your watches Part 2: The 20s
In part 1 covering watches up to the 10s we had the chance to see some gems from the community. The where generously shared by @animalone @G_Paxton @Fieldwalker @KCSpike @nichtvondiesemjahrhundert (what a suitable name for these posts) @ChronoGuy and @Zeitmesser73 . Let’s see what Part 2 can bring to the table.
After the end of the Great War and the outburst of a pandemic, the Spanish flu, two horrible events that costed millions of lives the 20s was a time of optimism. ”No more wars” was the goal and League of Nations was established to prevent them. The organisation was a forerunner to todays United Nations. Today we know that it didn’t reach their objectives and it ceased to function well before the start of WWII.
The economy was doing fine. Fortunes was built by manufacturing or investing in the stock market. Buying stocks couldn’t fail loanining money to buy in on the market couldn’t go wrong. The hausse took an end, starting with the crash on Wall Street 1929. A starting point for the depression entering the 30s.
Art Deco, a style of art, architecture and design had a break through during the 20s originating from France in the 10s. The design impacted everything from large buildings, interior design and everyday objects. One object for this forum is wristwatches.
While pocket watches was still common, wristwatches became more popular after the Great War. There where a surplus of trench watches. Watchmakers, like Patek and Cartier, ”experimented” with case shapes like rectangular and Tonneau cases. Even if not the most common they are still an important style element today watch world. The Cartier Tank (1918) and Reverso (1931) was born with the Art Deco design language.
Do you have a watch from the period you would like to share?
I collect new as well as vintage. I have a weak spot for 50s and 60s Omegas. Besides from those I consider myself allround.
I had no vintage like that but I don’t mind seeing what people got!
I had no vintage like that but I don’t mind seeing what people got!
Me too, I’m just a spectator early on in this serie.
Tricky to date precisely, but my guess from the style is that this is 20s. The movement was produced from mid 1910s through the 20s. 935 silver. Moeris, is one of my favourite vintage brands. More to come in future decades...
Awesome to see this series continue, thanks @YourIntruder!
Tricky to date precisely, but my guess from the style is that this is 20s. The movement was produced from mid 1910s through the 20s. 935 silver. Moeris, is one of my favourite vintage brands. More to come in future decades...
Awesome to see this series continue, thanks @YourIntruder!
Thank you for sharing. Great piece. It’s hard to exactly tell timeperiod for more temporary watches. Exact timestamp is not the aim here. The serie will continue. The plan is to continue until the 90s, depending on interest of course.
I believe this Rone is from the 20's and I have a Garrard who's design is also 20's. Plus a few others from WW1.
Me too, I’m just a spectator early on in this serie.
Me too, until we get to 50s just a spectator
I date this Gothic Jar-Proof to the late 1920's. It is my most temperamental watch and may not be in the collection long (I wear them, not just gaze at them). After almost 100 years the main spring is whooped and sourcing one is difficult. The Jar-Proof borrowed a crude shock protection system used in pocket watches in the decade before Incabloc. They had baseball teams wear them to show how tough they were:
The Babe was an early influencer:
They threw them off of rooftops and out of airplanes:
The patina has made the dial hard to read, but I especially like the numeral font, which is more Belle Epoque than Art Deco:
It was an expensive watch for the time.
I also have this which needs a little work.
i have one from 2020; oh wait, wrong era 😂
im saving this thread so i can look at 20s watches later! i have none of these 🤝
No watches from the 1920s. I guess i have to wait for another 4-5 of your posts to contribute. But keep in going, it‘s pretty interesting.
What a beautiful collection on pocket watches. Thank you for sharing.
I believe this Rone is from the 20's and I have a Garrard who's design is also 20's. Plus a few others from WW1.
I really like the cushion case on the Rone. There it is obvious how thing go in and out of style. I always seen that caseshape as thing of the 70s.
I only have the one: a 1929 art deco Elgin Legionnaire--that's what I've been told when I bought it. I can't know for sure.
Those are amazing! Thank you again for sharing here and in Part 1👍
I date this Gothic Jar-Proof to the late 1920's. It is my most temperamental watch and may not be in the collection long (I wear them, not just gaze at them). After almost 100 years the main spring is whooped and sourcing one is difficult. The Jar-Proof borrowed a crude shock protection system used in pocket watches in the decade before Incabloc. They had baseball teams wear them to show how tough they were:
The Babe was an early influencer:
They threw them off of rooftops and out of airplanes:
The patina has made the dial hard to read, but I especially like the numeral font, which is more Belle Epoque than Art Deco:
It was an expensive watch for the time.
I also have this which needs a little work.
You surprise me with an entry to the 20s. Is it a recent aquisition? I was expecting you in Part 3. Thank for sharing and putting the watch in it’s context.
That wristwatch is beautiful - I love the ornate decor on the bezel.
Also a fascinating branding and marketing approach - "Gothic" suggesting classic and the "jar-proof" as high tech.
I think that the Gothic name was as near to "Gotham" as the trademark office would let them go. Gotham was already producing watches in New York. Before the Second World War one out of eight Americans lived in New York City. The city was modern and watches wanted some of that for their brand.
I love this series and seeing all the vintage goodies out there!
I love this series and seeing all the vintage goodies out there!
Me too. For now I can just sit at the sideline and see them dropping in👍
I have these two that are very Art Deco-ish. One is definitely a remake from the 1930 model of Fears back in the day. The Elgin is later, but has Art Deco style.
I have these two that are very Art Deco-ish. One is definitely a remake from the 1930 model of Fears back in the day. The Elgin is later, but has Art Deco style.
That Elgin looks stunning and the strap sublime👌
Let's see what I dug up in the collection...
This beautiful 18k gold monopusher chronograph from TH. Picard Fils from the 1920s...
A Doxa PocketWatch from 1925...
Thanks for the shout out Per @YourIntruder !
Nothing to add for this decade, but I really enjoyed your quick summary of the the decade, cheers 🍻
Gentlemen,where can I get info on an old Elgin pocket watch?
Let's see what I dug up in the collection...
This beautiful 18k gold monopusher chronograph from TH. Picard Fils from the 1920s...
A Doxa PocketWatch from 1925...
Thank you for sharing! Two real gems you gave us👌
Thanks for the shout out Per @YourIntruder !
Nothing to add for this decade, but I really enjoyed your quick summary of the the decade, cheers 🍻
Thank you, and see you in later episodes 👍
Per good article, the first thing that struck me about your headliner watch was it would very much be at home in a Frank Lloyd Wright style Mausoleum house he designed after his wife died , it’s quite maudlin in character even though it’s an amazing piece .
Per good article, the first thing that struck me about your headliner watch was it would very much be at home in a Frank Lloyd Wright style Mausoleum house he designed after his wife died , it’s quite maudlin in character even though it’s an amazing piece .
Thank you for pointing that out. You have a interesting observation there. My ambition with the headline photos are that they should be correct in time and good looking, no more, no less.
Thank you
I have lots of stuff from the 30s on....no 20s
I have lots of stuff from the 30s on....no 20s
Coming soon to a community near you👍