Many of the smaller Swiss watch companies succumbed to the so-called quartz crisis of the 1970s. Here is what I've found about the Helvetia Watch Company: https://www.helvetiahistory.co.uk
The Helvetia featured here is of a more recent vintage, probably the mid to late 1960s to the early 1970s based on its movement, which is no longer the in-house ones Helvetia produced earlier. It is a fine catch as the watch is in overall very good condition.
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| Simple dial with raised hour indices and second sub-dial |
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| Side view showing the crown |
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| The other side view showing the very good condition of the case |
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| Case back showing the watch to be water and shock-resistant |
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| Hallmark for this gold plated watch |
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| This watch is powered by a Unitas 6310N movement that runs at 18,000 bph with an original reserve of 47h. |
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| Here's the obligatory wrist shot |
The watch runs well and keeps time. I will keep this one... for now.
[Note: I let this one go a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully, the new owner will give it more wrist time than I could when it was part of my collection. 7/10/2019]
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