With the introduction of the quartz watch in the 1970s, companies began to abandon the production of mechanical watches. This trend has now led to a renaissance of mechanical watches with an emphasis on classic designs and retro style. Our 1950s chronograph watches are highly customisable and can be fitted with a variety of straps and dial colours to suit all tastes. Get your hands on this timeless technical innovation!
An old school look with a modern twist, our watches have a vintage-inspired design and are powered by the most advanced technology, including accurate timekeeping and a built-in chronograph. They are perfect for those who want to combine their love of the past with the modern conveniences of today.
Vintage Chronograph
50's Style
Inspired by diver's watches from the 1960s, this watch will appeal to all vintage enthusiasts thanks to its atypical style, hybrid movement and quality finish.
Case: Brushed and polished 316L stainless steel
Height: 46.2 mm
Width: 42 and 39 mm
Thickness: 13.1 mm
Bezel : Fixed
Case back: Solid, decorated 316L stainless steel
Crystal: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Water resistance: 5 ATM (50 metres) / screw-down crown
Dial: Pink, Ice Blue, Green, Black, Cream, Sand, Grey
Hands: Glaive with Super-Luminova® treatment
Movement: Seiko VK64 mecha-quartz
Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds, (date)
Strap: Rallye-type leather
Hinge spacing: 22 and 20 mm
Buckle: Stainless steel pin buckle
Assembly: Assemblies in Versailles (France)
All our watches are guaranteed for two years from the date of purchase.
Quartz
First developed in the late 1960s in Japan, the quartz movement is an electronic movement in which a quartz crystal oscillating 32768 times per second serves as the regulating organ (balance). The energy is not supplied by a barrel (the driving force of mechanical watches), but by a battery. The battery produces the energy necessary for the operation of an integrated circuit, while the quartz regulates this energy. Five hundred times more precise and practical (no need to wind them), quartz watches have, in less than a decade, supplanted mechanical and automatic movements, thus ensuring their unshakeable supremacy on the world watchmaking market.
Chronograph
A mechanism added to a watch to measure intervals of time. This mechanism controls a chronograph hand (a second hand) placed in the centre of the dial. By operating a push-button on the side of the case, it can be started, stopped and reset. This hand makes one revolution in one minute. Auxiliary counters on the dial show the number of revolutions, in minutes (30-minute counter) and often also in hours (12-hour counter). 90 % of the chronographs manufactured today are quartz and time to 1/10 of a second.