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A clean, honest example of a mid-century private-label dress watch, signed on the dial \"Hardy & Hayes Co.\" Case back is stamped \"10K Goldfilled Bezel, Stainless Back.\" Dial is signed \"Swiss\" at 6 o\'clock, with a subsidiary seconds register at 6. Sold as a watch head only — no strap or band included.
Condition:
Currently running
Case shows honest wear consistent with age — light scuffing to the bezel and lugs
Crystal shows fine surface scratches, clear and intact
Dial shows light toning typical of the era, fully legible
Winding crown functions smoothly
About Hardy & Hayes Co.:
Hardy & Hayes is a long-established Pittsburgh, PA jewelry retailer, still in operation today. Like many American jewelers of the era, they didn\'t manufacture watches themselves — they sold Swiss-made movements finished and cased for the American market, signed with their own name on the dial as a private label, a common and respected practice among high-end retail jewelers of the period.
Approximate age: Based on the case style (fixed lug dress case), dial layout, and case-back markings, this piece is most consistent with 1940s–1950s production.
