Butex - Women - 1950-1959

Women's wristwatch "Butex Suisse" - authentic Deco vintage - entirely in 18k yellow gold (0.750).
Mechanical manual-wind movement.
Square case in 18k yellow gold (0.750) dimensions 22 mm x 22 mm, crown excluded.
Caseback in 18k-0.750 gold with hallmarks.
Champagne dial with applied Arabic numerals in 18k-0.750 gold; brassy (brunite) alpha hands; small circular seconds at 6 o'clock; 'chemin de fer' minute track.
Braced linked bracelet in 18k-0.750 gold, hallmarked, with decorative links featuring a brace-and-shell pattern, grooved and tapered; adjustable clasp.
Lugs in pure Deco style with stepped terraces.
Watch in perfectly working order.
Strap length 185 mm.
Total weight 22 g.
Traces of wear very minimal and insignificant.
General information:
In the world of collectibles and vintage watchmaking, Butex is a famous Swiss brand linked to Buttes Watch Co. (BWC), renowned especially in the mid-20th century for producing chronographs and military watches.
The foundation dates back to 1924. The brand was registered by Arthur Charlet at Buttes, a small village in the legendary Swiss watchmaking region. Charlet took over the factory and the preexisting activity of master watchmaker Henri Jeannin-Rosselet (active since 1894).
The golden era ranged from the 1940s to the 1970s. During World War II and in the following decades, Buttes Watch Co. produced a large volume of watches under the brands BUT, BWC and Butex. It became famous for the high reliability of its mechanical chronographs and for diving and elegant watches, which housed robust Swiss movements of the era (such as the famous Valjoux or Unitas calibers).