1950s Aidix Chronographe Suisse 18ct Gold Landeron 48 37.5mm

Here, we have a rare 1950s Aidix Chronographe Suisse 37.5mm 18ct Gold Landeron 48 with a curvaceous round case that sits perfectly on your wrist, thanks to its elegant tapered lugs. Its refined flanks lead to a 45mm lug-to-lug length and a case thickness of 12mm, ensuring a comfortable fit. On the right side, a crown sits between two rectangular chronograph pushers. The smooth, slim bezel holds a crystal above an attractive dial featuring a twin-register layout. The outer track features a tachymeter scale, red Telemeter scale, while a 30-minute recording sub-dial sits at 3 o'clock and a constant seconds sub-dial rests at 9 o'clock. Gold-painted Arabic numerals mark the hours. Elegant gold leaf hands and fine leaf chronograph hands sit majestically in the centre. At 12 o’clock, we have the Aidix motif. On the reverse, a snap-off case back, hallmarked on the inside, a manually wound Landeron Cal. 48 movement, and a Swiss 17-jewel cam-lever chronograph beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour are highly regarded by collectors and the industry for their reliability and accuracy. The watch comes paired with a 20mm strap.

This watch is sold as ‘Watch Only’; therefore, it comes without its original Aidix box or paperwork. It comes paired with a 20mm leather strap and a pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1950s, and is in worn vintage condition, but overall a lovely, honest example, with a beautifully aged patina dial, and a sharp case, serviced in September 2024. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to find vintage chronographs from this era that haven't been heavily restored or overly worn, which is why this example stands out so much. It is an incredibly clean and honest watch, with all the charm you'd hope for from a 1950s chronograph while retaining the originality that collectors are always searching for. The proportions are fantastic, the dial layout is beautifully balanced, and the Landeron 48 remains one of the great workhorse chronograph movements of the period. What really surprises me, though, is the value for money. You're getting an 18ct gold mechanical chronograph from the golden era of Swiss watchmaking, powered by a respected vintage chronograph calibre, for a fraction of what similar pieces from the larger names now command. In today's market, that feels increasingly difficult to ignore. I would not hesitate to snap this up and add it to your collection today!

Reference : 26 3910
Movement : Manually Wound Landeron Cal. 48
Age : Circa. 1950s
Year : Circa. 1950s
Case Size : 37.5mm
Case Thickness : 12mm
Lug to Lug : 45mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : 18ct Yellow Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Aidix is a vintage Swiss watch brand registered by René Brandt/Erba in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The brand was officially registered on May 28, 1952; however, collectors and horological historians often trace Aidix timepieces back to the 1940s, as noted in the Mikrolisk - The Horological Trade Mark Index.