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Miss Sophia Espinal wears a ’40s era platinum Hamilton wristwatch well. Photographer: Bodacious Betty Pin Up Photography Hair: Corinne Smrz Makeup: Joli Beauchamp Makeup Special thanks to Rossie Newson, Ybor 1701 Studios and Christine Cowart

Longines, or “The Long Meadows” has had a spectacular run since they began in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz of Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Initially, Agassiz oversaw “comptoir” watchmaking, or piece-work done by local townsfolk and farmers. All these watches were hand-made — no spare parts, no interchangeability. Health problems forced Agassiz to turn his watchmaking enterprise over [...]

Happy Birthday to Hollywood legend Gary Cooper, who lit up the screen in such films as “Sergeant York,” “The Pride of the Yankees” and “High Noon.” Cooper , who began his career at the age of 24 in silent films, was ranked as one of the top 10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years and [...]

Historic 1910 Waltham ad containing a letter from Admiral R.E. Peary regarding performance of timepieces constructed by the American Waltham Watch Company for his North Pole expedition. Peary wrote: “Watches were distributed to different supporting parties, and were used for time comparisons by the parties up to the point where Marvin returned in command of [...]

“The Goddess” Hanna Cowart by Rossie Newson for Strickland Vintage Watches 2015 private calendar. Hair by Jeanie Makeup by Hanna Cowart Special thanks to Christine Cowart

“Time for Lucy” by Rossie Newson for Strickland Vintage Watches, featuring SVW Calendar Girl Lucero Gutierrez. Makeup by Joli Beauchamp Makeup and hair by Corinne Smrz. Special thanks to Bodacious Betty Pin Up Photography, Hanna Cowart- Model/Photographer, Christine Cowart and Centro Asturiano de Tampa.  

Elgin Watch Company offered a variety of timepieces for graduates in 1928.

MGM studio still of Frank Sinatra as Major Bennett Marco in “The Manchurian Candidate,” circa 1962

We’re pleased to premiere an SVW ad by models Jake Frerichs and Nicole Marie Dobson, produced by noted photographer Rossie Newson.

1948  Cyma wristwatch advertisement featuring a men’s handsome horned-lug dress watch: “Cyma Times the World/World Wide Service by a World Wide Organisation.”