Watchismo Times: juvenia

Monday, August 24, 2009

VINTAGE WATCHING - An Unusual Vintage Planetary Display Watch by Juvenia

I dare you to find another model like this. In all my years of collecting, I have not seen another three-disc watch quite like this vintage 1960s Juvenia. Each circle is offset from each other so each one representing seconds, minutes, and hours (small-to-large) rotate in an off-kilter formation. Each is attached at the far end of their marker lines creating an oblong rotation similar to planets with a variety of orbits. What is even more surprising is how small this watch is, only 20mm wide. A very cool and strange ladies timpiece!

'60s Juvenia Mystery Planetary Watch Product page

Monday, November 26, 2007

Born with Discs Instead of Hands!

A few interesting examples of vintage watches with off-center discs in place of traditional hands. Above and below are two 1960's Juvenia with this rare deformity.

And below, a vintage Russian Raketa "Rocket" (printed in cyrillic as Paketa) with double disc-hands. One solid sphere for hours and outline disc for minutes. See it here-->Link

1960s Raketa Sun & Moon Dial