Description:

Orator Watch Co for Milber 17J wrist watch, vintage mechanical manual-wind nickel bridge-layout movement with raised jewel settings and bold red ruby jewels, impressive silver-toned metal dial with a sunburst brushed finish, raised cubic zirconia & rhinestone crystal markers, black minute markers and a black marked seconds register, dial has a few small spots of discoloration and we believe the brilliant cubic zirconia markers are replacements to the dial as the rhinestone-set rectangular markers and a few of the round markers have the appropriate aged color we would expect to see from a well kept watch from this era, fancy gold steel whip-style hands, impressive yellow gold filled (YGF) & stainless steel (SS) rectangular case with a fancy scalloped & sloped bezel supporting a glass crystal and slightly raised fancy extended lugs with a down-sloped finish, case is showing light even wear overall with a few small lines of brass starting to show on the case edges, measures approx. 23mm wide x 38mm lug to lug x 8mm thick (crystal included), deeply textured brown leather strap band. A high quality vintage watch from the mid-1900s with an eye-catching restored dial in excellent+ condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: mid 1900s
  • Company: Orator Watch Co for Milber
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: manual-wind
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Dial Material: metal
  • Dial Color: silver
  • Dial Details: crystal markers, cubic zirconia markers, marked "Milber"
  • Hand Style: whip
  • Case Style: rectangular
  • Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow, Stainless Steel
  • Case Width, without crown: 23mm (0.91 inches)
  • Case Length, lug to lug:  38mm (1.50 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  8mm (0.31 inches)
  • Interior Lug Width:  16mm (5/8")
  • Band Size: 7in. to 7.99in.
    (measurement range includes watch length & band)
  • Band Material: leather strap
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Excellent +
  • Gender: Unisex