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Ca. 1950's Oris 461 & USSR VEB Services Watches

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Ca. 1950's Oris 461 & USSR VEB Services Watches
The lot features two circa 1950's- men's wrist watches including the Oris caliber 461 gold plated Swiss made wristwatch and a "Services" USSR VEB Ruhla, East Germany watch sold in Britain. The first watch shows the Oris 15 jewel caliber 461 manual wind wristwatch in a gold-plated case, being Swiss Made by Oris Watch Co. The watch shows a nice champagne to silver / white dial with black indices having gold plated indices numbers, gold hands and a small second’s gold sweeping hand. The back is marked ORIS WATCH Co. SWISS FIFTEEN JEWLES CAL. 461. The watch has a gold-plated case with a leather band having diamond cutouts. The second watch is marked Services Antimagnetic Foreign. Services was a British brand with this watch being a VEB Ruhla East Germany USSR watch imported into the UK under the “Foreign” mark during the 1950-1960’s. Inside is a no-jewel Ruhla 24-33 manual wind movement. The watch has a single date window with brushed metal face having black indices in roman numerals. This has an alligator style pattern leather band. The Oris is likely crystal and the Services, not; both showing slight cracks. Both watches wind and appear to work as they should.