doug sinclair
06-23-2001, 02:44 AM
Gayle,
I am not able to find a reference that lists an "Aero" watch and who it might be made by. This is not an uncommon problem with what is known as a private label, or "contract" watch. This is a problem with generic Swiss watches!
With some exceptions certainly, most of the watches that have been produced in all the years of their existance have been produced by individual specialty shops producing components, the final assembly being done by a finisher. This finisher might market the watch using a household name, or he might engrave the movement with a household name for a watch seller. But in most instances, these finished movements were marketed by finishers to brokers who would fit a dial with ANY name so desired printed on the face. Yours appears to be one of those.
Today, many of the household names you see in the market place USED to belong to firms that actually made their own movements. As things evolve, this is becoming less and less the case. Known name brands now very frequently use generic Swiss movements
In short, there have been tens of thousands of specialty manufacturers of watch componenents, hundreds of thousands of finishers, and millions of watch names. About the only way to give any further information on who actually might have made the Aero watch would be if you could post a picture of the insides of the watch (front and back of the works with the dial off). Even then it will likely only be a guess.
If you have aspirations toward being a watch collector, join the NAWCC, become active in a chapter, and learn before you leap! Buying without knowledge is a crapshoot.
Regards,
Doug S.
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I am not able to find a reference that lists an "Aero" watch and who it might be made by. This is not an uncommon problem with what is known as a private label, or "contract" watch. This is a problem with generic Swiss watches!
With some exceptions certainly, most of the watches that have been produced in all the years of their existance have been produced by individual specialty shops producing components, the final assembly being done by a finisher. This finisher might market the watch using a household name, or he might engrave the movement with a household name for a watch seller. But in most instances, these finished movements were marketed by finishers to brokers who would fit a dial with ANY name so desired printed on the face. Yours appears to be one of those.
Today, many of the household names you see in the market place USED to belong to firms that actually made their own movements. As things evolve, this is becoming less and less the case. Known name brands now very frequently use generic Swiss movements
In short, there have been tens of thousands of specialty manufacturers of watch componenents, hundreds of thousands of finishers, and millions of watch names. About the only way to give any further information on who actually might have made the Aero watch would be if you could post a picture of the insides of the watch (front and back of the works with the dial off). Even then it will likely only be a guess.
If you have aspirations toward being a watch collector, join the NAWCC, become active in a chapter, and learn before you leap! Buying without knowledge is a crapshoot.
Regards,
Doug S.
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