Vintage Helsa 21 Jewels Manual Wind Gold Plated Silver Dial Date Mens Watch 34mm

About this watch

A cheerful vintage Swiss dress watch: the silver sunburst dial has applied gold Arabic numerals, luminous dots and hands, and a red date at 3 o'clock, signed "Helsa 21 Jewels", "Antimagnetic", "Unbreakable Mainspring" and "T Swiss Made T".

The 34mm gold-plated case has a textured, engine-turned style bezel and a screw-down back. Inside is a 21-jewel Swiss manual-wind movement. It is fitted on a brown leather strap.

Brand heritage

Helsa is one of the many small Swiss brands of the mid-20th century that offered well-made mechanical watches built on reliable Swiss movements. Dials of the period proudly listed features such as an antimagnetic movement and an "unbreakable mainspring", the alloy mainsprings that made watches of this era more dependable.

Why this one is special

• 21-jewel Swiss hand-wound movement
• Applied gold Arabic numerals on a silver sunburst dial
• Textured gold-tone bezel
• Classic, wearable 34mm size

Specifications

• Brand: Helsa
• Era: vintage, circa 1960s
• Movement: Swiss manual wind, 21 jewels
• Functions: hours, minutes, centre seconds, date
• Case: gold plated, 34 mm, approx. 10 mm thick, screw-down back
• Dial: silver sunburst with applied Arabic numerals
• Strap: brown leather, 18 mm

Condition

Good vintage pre-owned condition with light wear to the gold plating and some age spotting on the dial. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
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What's included

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Shipping & Returns

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