Gents 1950s Garrard Automatic Wrist Watch

Gents 1950s Garrard automatic wrist watch.

The watch has an automatic movement, 17 jewel ETA 2451, which is working nicely.

The watch measures 34mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case is stainless steel and the main body is in good condition, just a light scratch to the bezel. The screw-on case back has some scratching where a tool has been used in the past.

The lens is in lovely condition.

The dial is signed Garrard. Garrards was founded in 1735 by George Wickes. They designed, manufactured and retailed luxury jewellery, silver and watches. The company is still trading today and as well has having their headquarters in Mayfair, London, they also have a presence in Harrods, London, Geneva, Lebanon, Qatar, Dubai, Moscow and Hong Kong. Garrard was the Crown Jeweller of the United Kingdom, charged with the upkeep of the British Crown Jewels from 1843 to 2007.

The dial is in its original finish, there is a little marking but nothng too serious. Original hands, seconds sweep with red pointer end and outer minute markers.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in its original Garrard 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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