Vintage Vetta Chronograph in 18 kt Yellow Gold – Cal. Vetta 80

An elegant 1950s vintage Vetta, an expression of the classic taste of mid-20th-century watchmaking. The 18 kt yellow gold case houses a refined silvered dial with stylized Arabic numerals, applied geometric indices and small seconds at 6 o’clock. The heart of the watch is a Vetta Calibre 80 hand-wound mechanical movement, 18 jewels, Swiss Made.

• Brand: Vetta
• Reference: 129 / 68
• Period: 1950s 
• Condition: Used
• Movement: Hand-wound mechanical
• Calibre: Vetta 80
• Jewels: 18
• Serial number: 6183
• Case: 18 kt yellow gold
• Case diameter: mm 24
• Dial: Ivory white with stylized Arabic numerals 12, 2, 4, 8 and 10, alternating with applied teardrop/arrow geometric indices
• Hands: Leaf-shaped
• Small seconds: Counter at 6 o’clock
• Strap: Generic black leather
• Buckle: Generic
• Crown: Generic
• Case back: 18 kt yellow gold, snap-on, stamped 18K – 0.750
• Note: Vetta had a particularly important presence on the Italian market since the 1930s; the brand’s watches from the 1940s and 1950s are now appreciated for their characteristic vintage design and for the variety of mechanical movements used.