I do have to charge extra for Express or any Special arrangement. To Lower USA there is no extra charge for Shipping. Installment Payments are Now Available at Checkout. And be sure to "google" the website Please Feel Free to Message Me! It stopped manufacturing there in the early 1980s to focus on design and licensing.įavorite this shop to make it easier to remember to come back to see what I have added. This company remained successful there for many decades. This watch has not been worn in at least 40 plus years and has been stored in a bank vault until recently.Ĭheck out the website - ESKA was founded in 1918 by Silvan Kocher. Their history says that they did have a shop in Rockefeller Center so my memory is quite validated. My memory is that my father purchased this as a surprise gift for my mother at a shop that ESKA had in Rockefeller Center in NYC in the '40s -'50s. I don’t want to open the watch to see if they are loose specks or not and are seen in my up close photos. There are 2 very tiny black specks on the white watch face. The rest of the Condition: Clean inside and out, in working order according to Tucson's long time watch & clock maker who checked it. ![]() Since I had to photograph it open for you I kept a finger above the Liberty head lid so that when it snapped open the hinge was not stressed. A jeweler may be able to gently tap it out partially but it is not immediately noticeable nor restricting in any way to the hinge. The dent in this watch is not as large as a few I have seen. Typically there is a small dent in the top half of the coin caused by the hinge it appears to be a common occurrence in this design. I am not removing the watch strap as it makes handling the watch safer. Below 12 o’clock reads “ESKA” and below the half hour is “SWISS”.Īll in a 1904 Gold Twenty Dollar Coin! Considered a "Double Case" - Dial, Case & Manual / Mechanical 17 Jewel Movement Signed - The back of the watch Case itself reads 18k – 0 750 - 122 and signed S. The coin is 22K Gold - White Face with Black Baton Hands instead of numbers except for 12. The coin is halved using the Liberty Head for the Watch Case Front with the elegant Eagle symbol as the Case Back. The Royce brand fell out of favor and was discontinued in the 1980s.Liberty Head ESKA 22K Gold Coin Case 1940s Vintage Fine Wristwatch - 18K G Case w Ultra Thin 17 Jewel Winding Watch - Wearable Collectible -ĮSKA (S.Kocher Designer) focused on ultra-thin watch movements. In 1975 Royce expanded their sports chronograph line with the new Valjoux 7750 automatic movement. Royce added the “Mexico” line of watches with a colorful synthetic case for 1973. The brand moved to a winged “R” logo this decade as well.īy 1970, Royce had entered the coin watch craze with a “ten dollar watch.” Another unique offering was the Royce Amphibian, a waterproof sports watch with interchangeable rotating bezels. The company also produced a day-date model strongly resembling the famous Rolex offering. By 1965 the firm was offering dive watches, and in 1967 added a novel twin-movement side-by-side travel watch. The brand added automatic movements in 1960 and this, along with waterproof cases, became their key selling point in the 1960s. Royce was a mass-market brand, emphasizing styling and value as much as performance, but did offer fully-jeweled movements. Royce simply advertised as “Royce Switzerland Grenchen” or “Royce Swiss” and the dial featured just the “Royce” name. ![]() The Royce brand was sold independently of the Eska brand.
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