Avia and Doxa….

[ricardopalamino]

Recent additions to my collection . Both are vintage Swiss made watches of brands I have been looking at for a while , and are good examples of the second hand sub dial version .

 

First is the Doxa….

 

And next is a Beauty Avia ,…a really nice piece of eye-candy….

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed looking at these watches as much as I do….Aloha….

 

 

 

 

[Pip]

Very nice. I’m hunting for an Avia myself, a Daytymer model pre Inca block. What can I say, I’m enjoying the chase at the moment.


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[ricardopalamino]

59 minutes ago, Pip said:

Very nice. I’m hunting for an Avia myself, a Daytymer model pre Inca block. What can I say, I’m enjoying the chase at the moment.


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You've said it all . The chase or the hunt is half the adventure . Part of the equation of a self fulling prophesy that culminates with the prize on  your wrist,……….as you begin the next chase .

It's amazing how many times I have decided to look for a particular watch or item when they start to pop up . 

[ro63rto]

I used to have a very nice Swiss Emperor. Had a small crack in the acrylic crystal.

 

There's a really nice one on eBay now. Much better condition than mine was.

 

I've yet to find a bargain Avia or Doxa [emoji20]

[ramrod]

You'v got a great eye and a lot of success in looking for the good stuff, Louis. Those are a couple of nice pieces. Love the sub dials in the older watches. They have a lot of character to begin with.

Is there any real way to know what year these watches are?

[ricardopalamino]

3 hours ago, ramrod said:

You'v got a great eye and a lot of success in looking for the good stuff, Louis. Those are a couple of nice pieces. Love the sub dials in the older watches. They have a lot of character to begin with.

Is there any real way to know what year these watches are?

Thank You ramrod .

Good question about dating these watches . I don't really know how to date either but i did go searching for info o the history of Avia watches and came away with more questions than answers  . 

It seems that a lot of places [ countries and cities ] , brand and sub-brand watches , manufacturers and importers , and finally change of ownership are associated with Avia,…quite a list . 

I hope the link I nave inserted below opens up as it contains a lot of assorted information on the watch . If not , then you may want to search for the article in The Watch Forum webarchive or search the 'Net for the discussion .

Avia: Forgotten but not Gone - Watch Discussion Forum - The Watch Forum.webarchive

Edited December 10, 2017 by ricardopalamino