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Vintage Disco Volante watches
Disco Volante watches: An interesting niche in vintage watch collecting. Strong designs and different styles and era’s make these models very desirable amongst connoisseurs.
The meaning of Disco Volante
The term Disco Volante refers to the design of the watch case. Disco Volante means flying saucer in Italian, it is a nickname adopted by the Italian watch collectors’ community, which is commonly used for watches that have their lugs integrated in to the case of the watch. Disco Volante watches are also called ‘UFO’ or flying saucer watches. As the majority of the watches have lugs which holds a bracelet or strap, this design was immensely progressie at the time.
Nowadays we consider watches with a diameter of 28-33mm only suitable for woman, however, that wasn’t the case back in the days. In the 1930 -1950s, this was the standard size for a man’s watch. Woman’s watches where even smaller then, thinking of 12-25mm’s.
A brief history
These now desirable, round shaped vintage watches first saw light in the 1930s. The watches of that time where small in comparison with today standards and where made mostly out of chromed steel. The collectible variants nowadays are made of stainless steel, which was frequently called ‘staybrite steel’ or ‘acier inox’. The examples of stainless steel are made of outstanding quality. This is in addition one of the reasons, these examples are still among us after more than 80 years.
Revue with Box and Papers 1950s
A 70 year old Revue Automatic with box and papers and an unbelievable elegant steel case. The dial has aged perfectly, extraordinary caramel patina is appearing through the decades matching the sunken gold indicies like no other. At the outer ring of the dial can be spotted a very discreet minute track, for maximum readability. The red center-seconds is the icing on the cake, making the dial pop even more. This early automatic watch was sold in Liège on the 30st of May, 1950.
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Enicar Star Jewels Oceanpearl
An original Enicar Star Jewels from the 1960s, with an astonishing waterproof caseback. The dolphin sybolizes the purpose of the watch, as the natural habitat of an Enicar is in the open waters.
Enicar has a rich history in producing different model divers, as dive watches are rising in popularity, the brand is rising in popularity among collectors.
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Buren Starlite MICROROTOR
This Buren Intra-Matic Starlite is a dress watch from the 1960s with astonishing details: take the waterproof screw case with the Starlite engraving, which is in a great condition.
The automatic movement is extra thin, made possible by the way it is designed. Replacing the big rotor by a small one and integrating it between the gears and jewels, creates a so called thin and accurate ‘microrotor’ movement. These movements are a rare sight, as the assembly and manufacture where very expensive.
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inquireBeleta Waterproof 1950s
Watch closely, the dial has a spectacular colour combination: The cream and the brown tint from the outer numeral ring, has aged magnificent . This unknown Beleta watch has still a radium dial and is waterproof and incabloc signed, meaning it has a screw case and is protected about shocks while wearing the watch, keeping it regulated and wel running.
The radium sword hands are in great condition too! Unfortunately the watch case isn’t a stainless steel one, it is chromed making this a more affordable vintage. The case has an extraordinary ‘Tre-Tache’ design.
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Vintage Longines 1285 cal. 23ZS