Vintage Barlux Super Swiss 21J Incabloc Manual Wind Horseshoe Bark Case Watch

About this watch

A striking horseshoe-shaped 40mm case with a bark-textured finish on the flanks frames a silver cushion dial with applied batons, red accents, a bright orange seconds hand and a date window at 3 o'clock, signed Barlux Super and Incabloc.

It has a screw-down caseback and is worn on a black leather strap.

Brand heritage

Barlux was a small independent Swiss-movement label of the 1960s and 1970s. Like many small independent labels of the post-war decades, it built its watches around movements supplied by specialist Swiss makers and sold them mainly through export distributors. Little documented history of the brand survives today, and most such names disappeared during the quartz crisis of the 1970s and 1980s, which makes surviving examples an honest, affordable corner of vintage collecting. The Incabloc shock-protection system signed on the dial was developed in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and introduced in 1934; it protects the delicate balance pivots if the watch is knocked or dropped.

Why this one is special

• Daring horseshoe case with bark texture
• 21-jewel movement with Incabloc
• Orange seconds hand and red accents
• Big 40mm wrist presence

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Barlux Super
• Era: late 1960s to 1970s
• Movement: manual wind, 21 jewels, Incabloc
• Functions: hours, minutes, centre seconds, date
• Case: stainless steel, horseshoe shape, approx. 40mm, approx. 10mm thick, screw-down back
• Dial: silver with red accents and orange seconds hand
• Strap: black leather, 18mm

Condition

Very good vintage condition with light signs of wear consistent with age. The dial shows some age spotting. As with any vintage watch, it is sold as a collectible, is not guaranteed water resistant, and its timekeeping may differ from a modern watch. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch only. Display box shown for presentation.

Shipping & Returns

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