To talk about Clinton Watch Co., we should start by first talking about the Wein family, a Russian family, formally Weinzieher. They emigrated to the US. Hersh Wein had a large family that would diverge and go on to form important branches of the North American watch industry.

One of the Hersh sons, Hyman Wein, born in 1888 in the city of Kiev, Russia (today, Kiev is the capital of the Ukraine). In 1922, Hyman emigrated to the US with his wife Susan and founded the Clinton Watch Company in Chicago, Illinois, the company was a watch designer and compiler, bringing-in movements, dials, and cases and assembling them in their workshops. They produced a range of high-quality watches with both American and Swiss-made movements.

Baldwin  
17 Jewels
Caliber ETA 984

This super cool timepiece is a vintage Baldwin wristwatch dated from the 1950s. Baldwin was a Swiss watch brand that was active from the early 20th century until the 1960s.

It is a manual wind watch with an original Clinton Watch Co. movement, caliber ETA 984, 17 jewels, sub-second, unadjusted, Swiss made.

This watch still has the original black dial signed by Baldwin, the sub second is located at 6 o’clock. Gold minute track and gold matching hands. With a unique design, this watch is cased in a 30.5mm round two-tone case with fixed bezel and raised numbers and hour markers (similar to the Bulova Air King from the early 1950s) and stainless-steel back.

It comes with a new-old-stock signed Timex black Genuine Leather two-piece strap.

This is a very unique Baldwin wristwatch in great running condition!

Thank you for looking!  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.

Case Back Signed:
Stainless Steel Back

Movement:
Clinton Watch Co.
Essex
Seventeen 17 Jewels
Swiss
Unadjusted

Measurements (mm):
Case diameter: 30.4
Case with Crown: 32.1
Case Lug to Lug: 40.5
Case Thickness: 9.4
Lug Width: 16.2
Band Width: 15.6

Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.

We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust lighting when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.

The condition is pre-owned.

The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended.
Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
It will be carefully packed.

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