Art Deco History

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Chrysler Building, New York

Original Art Deco Watch

The Art Deco design movement was conceived in France in the early 1900s. It swept away the intricate, dark and fussy Victorian period and endorsed the enthusiasm for the new, contemporary, machine age. The most famous example of the Art Deco movement is the Chrysler building in New York but the functional, simple and modernist style transferred to nearly all design disciplines.

In the early 1900's the Art Deco design movement swept away the intricate, dark and fussy Victorian period and endorsed the enthusiasm for the new, contemporary, machine age. A functional, simple and modernist style.

Many examples of the original art deco watch still exist. Although rare, they are a testimony to the watchmakers craft and the enduring popularity of the art deco style. With care, the watches will still afford the wearer many years of service.

It was in America, from the 1920s until the early 1950s, that art deco was received and utilised most enthusiastically. Very few products epitomised this enthusiasm more than the wristwatch. Even today, the designs created by Bulova, Gruen, Elgin and many others, are lovingly reproduced as modern quartz watches and sell by the thousand.

Many examples of the original watches still exist. Although rare, they are a testimony to the watchmakers craft and the enduring popularity of the style. With care, the watches will still afford the wearer many years of service.

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