Gents 1950s Festina Automatic Wrist Watch

Gents 1950s Festina automatic wrist watch.

The watch has a 57 jewel automatic movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed Festina.

Festina was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, focusing on watch assembly (hence buying in movements from the ebauche manufacturer ETA).

The watch measures 34mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case is stainless steel and it is in good condition, just some marking around the edge of the case back, probably where a tool has been used in the past. The case back is signed with the Festina name. It also states that the watch is waterproof but, as with any vintage watch, it should be kept away from water and moisture.

The lens is in good condition.

The signed dial is in its original finish with original hands, centre seconds hand and date display… this is an early form of quickset date whereby you turn the hands clockwise until the date changes over, and then turn the hands backwards to 8.30pm and then forward again… keep going until you reach the desired date.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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