Vintage 1950s Spera De Luxe 17J Swiss Manual Wind Sub Seconds Gold Plated Watch

About this watch

A classic mid-century Swiss dress watch signed Spera De Luxe, with the brand's anchor emblem above the name. The two-tone champagne dial carries applied gold Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 with applied dagger markers, a beaded dot minute ring, gold leaf hands and a guilloche sub-seconds register at 6 o'clock, signed "17 Rubis" and "Swiss". The gold-plated round case has long, sharply faceted lugs typical of 1950s Swiss design. Fitted on a black lizard-pattern leather strap and supplied in a presentation box.

Brand heritage

Spera was a Swiss watch brand of the mid-20th century, best known today for its manual-wind dress watches and its rare Spera diver and chronograph models. Like many smaller Swiss houses of the era, Spera used reliable Swiss ebauche movements, here a 17-jewel ("17 Rubis") hand-wound calibre.

Why this one is special

• Signed Spera De Luxe dial with the anchor logo
• Applied gold Arabic numerals and dagger markers with a beaded minute ring
• Small seconds at 6 o'clock, classic 1950s dress-watch layout
• Long faceted "claw" lugs on a gold-plated case
• Comes with a presentation box

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Spera De Luxe
• Movement: Swiss manual wind (hand-wound), 17 jewels (17 Rubis)
• Case size: approx. 33 mm excluding crown (measured 32.7 mm); lug to lug approx. 38 mm
• Case: gold plated, round, faceted lugs
• Dial: champagne / gold two-tone, applied Arabic numerals and dagger markers, sub seconds at 6
• Strap: black lizard-pattern leather with buckle
• Era: circa 1950s

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition. The dial shows heavy age spotting (foxing) and patina with uneven tone across its surface, and the hands are darkened with age. The crystal has light scratches. The gold plating shows normal signs of age and wear. The dial has not been restored. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on a black leather strap, and a presentation box. No papers.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.