Vintage Ruhla Mens Watch Turquoise Dial Manual Wind German Mechanical 37mm NATO

About this watch

A cheerful vintage Ruhla with a vivid turquoise dial and large, stylised gold-tone 12, 3, 6 and 9 numerals with dot markers between them, matched by gold-tone hands and a slim blue seconds hand.

The 37mm case is gold-tone with a stainless-steel snap back marked Stainless Steel Back, Antimagnetic, Electronically Timed. It is powered by a manual-wind mechanical movement and fitted with a red, white and navy striped fabric strap.

Brand heritage

Watchmaking in Ruhla, Thuringia, began with the brothers Christian and Georg Thiel in the second half of the 19th century. Gebrüder Thiel became one of the first German companies to mass-produce affordable pocket watches. After the Second World War the works became state-owned in East Germany, trading as UMF Ruhla, and in 1967 Ruhla, Glashütte and Weimar were merged into VEB Uhrenkombinat Ruhla. Ruhla made millions of robust, affordable mechanical watches that were exported around the world.

Why this one is special

• Bright turquoise dial with distinctive stylised numerals
• German mechanical manual-wind movement
• Generous 37mm size that wears well today
• Fun striped NATO-style strap

Specifications

• Brand: Ruhla
• Origin: Germany
• Era: vintage, mid-20th century
• Movement: mechanical, manual wind
• Case: gold-tone, approx. 37 mm, approx. 12 mm thick, stainless steel snap back
• Dial: turquoise with gold-tone stylised Arabic numerals
• Strap: red, white and navy fabric, approx. 22 mm

Condition

Vintage condition with light signs of age: wear to the gold-tone case finish, marks on the crystal and caseback, and minor age marks on the dial. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch. Display box shown for presentation.

Shipping & Returns

Ships from Cairo, Egypt. Please see the shipping and returns details in this listing.