Vintage Bernex Gentleman's 17 Jewel Faceted Dial Watch ETA Movement
Fine quality Gentleman's Gold Plated Bernex Wrist Watch dating to the early 1960's.
The watch has a gold on brass case, the champagne gold dial is faceted, and reflects the light in a pleasing fashion, with baton markers in gold, minute increments and gold coloured hands
The screw down case-back is stainless-steel and reads Water Resistant, Antimagnetic, Shock Proof.
The watch has a 2890 calibre, manual wind ETA movement with 17 jewels. It is marked Bernex Swiss. the case diameter is 35mm. A new heavy tan leather strap is fitted.
Established in Switzerland in 1858, in the Watchmaking village of Les Breuleux, Bernex watches have been manufactured and sold by the Bouverat family world-wide for the past 140 years. In 1919, part of the family left Switzerland and founded Geo. Bouverat & Co. Ltd in the UK.