Alright guys and gals, I need some valuable advice. I'm on the hunt for the best made vintage wristwatch that an old time American watchmaker has ever produced! Preferably a round case. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Any photos of your piece would be a plus. Thanks
Best vintage American made wristwatch
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Alright guys and gals, I need some valuable advice. I'm on the hunt for the best made vintage wristwatch that an old time American watchmaker has ever produced! Preferably a round case. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Any photos of your piece would be a plus. Thanks
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I have no idea what "best made" means. An american made wrist watch that has always caught my eye is the Hamilton Piping Rock. Watch making back then was as competitive as it is today. So at a given price range you could count on Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham, Illinois, Bulova, etc., to make watches of comparable quality.
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If that is the definition, you want a Hamilton with a 401 movement. Stanley, Andrews, Livingstone, Ericsson or Captain Rice models but they are not round.
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Look for a Bulova Commander from around 1965 in a 14k case. It should have a 30 jewel Self Winding movement like a 10COAC. To the best of my knowledge those were the last mechanical movements from an American watch company to be made in the USA. The industry was transitioning to Swiss movements.
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