Description:

Tradition Watch Co. for Orvin 16S 17J pocket watch, handsome nickel bridge-layout movement with bold red ruby jewels and a brushed finish, white hard enamel Montgomery-style dial with bold fancy Arabic-style numbers, black & red minute markers, 5 minute luminous markers and a subsidiary seconds register is marked "Orvin 17 Jewels", dial has a few small scratches and a ring on the second register from the hand however no hairlines or serious defects, blue steel skeletonized spade & whip style hands with luminous inserts has a few panels of the luminous material missing, heavy chrome white base metal (WBM) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with a brushed Butler finish, sloped bezels with deep line engraving, a fancy bow and glass crystal, case is showing normal overall wear with some scuffing on the back and some discoloration on the bow, measures approx. 50mm in diameter x 62mm in length x 14mm thick (crystal included). A nice looking vintage watch from the mid-1900s in excellent overall condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: mid 1900s
  • Company: Tradition Watch Co. for Orvin
  • Movement Size: 0516S
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: pendant set
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Movement Details: bridge layout
  • Dial Material: hard enamel
  • Dial Color: white
  • Dial Details: Montgomery style, luminous markers, marked "Orvin 17 Jewels"
  • Hand Style: skeletonized - luminous
  • Case Style: SB&B
  • Case Material: Base Metal - Chrome
  • Case Width/Diameter: 50mm (1.97 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  62mm (2.44 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  14mm (0.55 inches)
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Gender: Gentlemen's