Brilux - 1950-1959

Overview
This is a distinctive Brilux Swiss mechanical pocket watch with a world-time style international city scale. Its most striking feature is the large outer city ring combined with a 24-hour scale, displaying numerous international locations including New York, Rio Janeiro, London, Paris, Geneva, Rome, Cairo, Moscow, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney.
The silver-tone central dial has a clean and elegant appearance with applied baton hour markers and gold-tone hands, while the surrounding gold-tone world-city scale gives the watch a highly unusual and attractive travel-time character.
The movement is signed LUXOR, 17 JEWELS, SWISS.
The international city ring and 24-hour time scale are the defining features of this pocket watch and should be considered its principal collector appeal.
Technical and Condition Details
Dial signature: Brilux
Type: World-time style mechanical pocket watch
Movement: LUXOR Swiss manual-winding mechanical movement
Jewels: 17 jewels
Function: Functioning normally when tested. No long-term test has been performed.
World-time display: Outer international city ring combined with a 24-hour reference scale
Dial: Silver-tone central dial with baton hour markers and gold-tone hands
Outer scale: Gold-tone international city ring with contrasting 24-hour numerals
Movement markings: LUXOR, 17 JEWELS, SWISS
Diameter: Approx. 51.49 mm
Weight: Approx. 86.27 g
Condition:
Overall in good vintage condition. The central dial remains attractive and legible, while the international city names and 24-hour scale are well preserved and visually prominent. The gold-tone case shows light scratches and signs of use consistent with age. The movement appears clean and complete.
Collector’s Highlights
Distinctive international world-city ring combined with a 24-hour time scale.
Cities including New York, London, Paris, Geneva, Rome, Moscow, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney give the watch strong travel-time character.
LUXOR 17-jewel Swiss mechanical movement.
Large gold-tone case and silver central dial create a striking vintage appearance.
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