Record Geneve Datofix Current Collection How this particular watch escaped

How this particular watch escaped this fate is a source of wonder - there are believed to be only a handful in this original state

worn condition - it has marks of use

which would have been radium based and so could have interfered with the radiation sensors on-board

Their watches aren't very well known today because it's over 30 years since they stopped manufactire

Record Geneve Datofix Current Collection How this particular watch escapedThis is a 1950s Record Geneve automatic with a stainless steel case. Record were one of the top Swiss brands during the first half of the twentieth century, they developed a number of innovative products such as the Datofix and were taken over in 1961 by Longines who absorbed their personnel and knowledge into their products. This particular watch is an interesting example of Records output it features their automatic movement (calibre 174) in a sort