This post war Majex is a classic gold watch, which has stood the test of time well.  Men’s watch with manual wind movement.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

From the Edinburgh hallmark on the inside of the case back we can accurately date this watch to being assayed in 1946.

CONDITION

Manual wind and with three hands, and a solid gold case.  It is a simple recipe for a classic dress watch and this Majex fits the bill.  The movement is partly decorated, not that you will see it as it is housed in a two part 9k gold case made by BWC.  Majex would have imported the movement and dial for the watch to be cased in the UK, thus legally avoiding the punitive tax on completed gold watches that the UK government had in place post war.  The movement looks to be an ETA one, but be have not been able to determine exactly which one.  We do know it has 15 jewels and is running nicely.  The dial is clean and has lume on the numerals that is not registering with our giegercounter.  The minute hand has lost all the lume and the hour hand the lume is stained but still there.  The case has fixed lugs, which are straight and strong.  The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.

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​SIZE

Width with crown  34.1 mm

Width without crown  32.5 mm

Between lugs  16 mm

Lug to lug length  37.3 mm

Case Thickness  9.2 mm

All sizes are approximate.  The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.

Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses.  If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries.  Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us.   Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.

From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon.  By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.

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