Description:

Wittnauer 17J grade 11BG3 wrist watch, case #2017 502637, handsome vintage mechanical manual-wind split plate nickel movement with bold red ruby jewels and a wide bar-style damascene, mint single sunk (SS) champagne-toned metal dial with fancy gold raised art-deco style Arabic numbers, an unusual basket-weave design engraving pattern and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register, gold steel wedge style hands and a black second hand, classic thin-model round yellow gold filled (YGF) & stainless steel (SS) smooth polish case with a tapered bezel and fancy tapered chevron-style extended lugs, unusual case back extends past the normal round section and offers a little more durability from wear, case is showing light even wear overall with a few light scuffs on the plastic crystal, measures approx. 32mm in diameter x 39mm lug to lug x 8mm thick (crystal included), new lightly padded black leather strap band. An elegant, high quality vintage watch from the 1950s in excellent+ overall condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: 1950s
  • Company: Wittnauer
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: manual-wind
  • Model/Grade: 11BG3
  • Serial #: (case) #2017 502637
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Dial Material: metal
  • Dial Color: champagne
  • Dial Details: art-deco style numbers
  • Hand Style: wedge
  • Case Style: round
  • Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow, Stainless Steel
  • Case Details: thin model
  • Case Width, without crown: 32mm (1.26 inches)
  • Case Length, lug to lug:  39mm (1.54 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  8mm (0.31 inches)
  • Interior Lug Width:  18mm (11/16")
  • Band Size: 7in. to 7.99in.
    (measurement range includes watch length & band)
  • Band Material: leather strap
  • Crystal Material: plastic
  • Condition: Excellent +
  • Gender: Unisex