Era
Postwar Swiss watches, 1946–1959
Tool watches and the first named families. IWC's Albert Pellaton designed the hand-wound caliber 89 in 1946, and the RAF ordered the Mark XI built around it in 1948. Longines launched the Conquest in 1954, IWC the anti-magnetic Ingenieur in 1955, and Omega the Speedmaster and Seamaster 300 together in 1957. Radium was still in use on many luminous dials.
10 references we cover.
Longines · Conquest
DressLongines Conquest Automatic
ref 90xx series
- Caliber
- cal. 19AS
- Years
- 1954–1960s
$675–$3,000 typical ask
50 on eBay
Longines · Flagship
DressLongines Flagship
ref Flagship
- Caliber
- Longines in-house automatic
- Years
- 1957–1960s
$500–$1,825 typical ask
57 on eBay
Longines · Super Compressor diver
DiveLongines Super Compressor 7042
ref 7042
- Caliber
- cal. 290
- Years
- 1959–1960s
$10,250–$10,675 typical ask
4 on eBay
IWC Schaffhausen · Pilot's Watch
Pilot and fieldIWC Mark XI
ref Mark XI (6B/346)
- Caliber
- cal. 89
- Years
- 1948–early 1980s
$8,050–$8,725 typical ask
2 on eBay
IWC Schaffhausen · Ingenieur
DressIWC Ingenieur 666
ref 666A / 666AD
- Caliber
- cal. 852
- Years
- 1955–1967
$3,525–$5,050 typical ask
23 on eBay
Tissot · Visodate
DressTissot Visodate Seastar Automatic
ref Visodate Seastar
- Caliber
- Tissot automatic
- Years
- from the mid-1950s
$240–$390 typical ask
150 on eBay
Tissot · Navigator
Pilot and fieldTissot Navigator World Time
ref Navigator
- Caliber
- cal. 28.5N-21T
- Years
- early 1950s
$775–$2,300 typical ask
32 on eBay
Movado · Triple calendar
DressMovado Calendograph Triple Calendar
ref Calendograph, cal. 470/475
- Caliber
- cal. 475
- Years
- 1940s–1950s
$1,400–$3,700 typical ask
87 on eBay
Movado · Tempomatic
DressMovado Tempomatic
ref Tempomatic
- Caliber
- Movado automatic
- Years
- mid-1940s–1960s
$600–$1,000 typical ask
14 on eBay
Zenith · Captain
DressZenith Captain
ref Captain
- Caliber
- Zenith in-house, varies by era
- Years
- from 1952, on and off
$1,400–$2,450 typical ask
14 on eBay