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A. Lange & Söhne70
Audemars Piguet239
Blancpain2
Breguet3
Breitling274
Bulgari6
Cartier580

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405 references1950s

Audemars Piguetc. 1948–1957
Classic (non-Royal Oak) 5516
3 variants
- Second version, moon at 12, peripheral datec. 1950–?
- First leap-year version (combined 48-month subdial)1955–?

Credor

2

Franck Muller10

Jaeger-LeCoultre228

Nomos Glashütte1

Patek Philippe537

Philippe Dufour13

Universal Genève8

Vacheron Constantin141

Vianney Halter1

Decade

1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s

Dial

Gilt
Matte
Glossy

Final version (separate leap-year dial)1957–?

Audemars Piguet1957–1962

Classic (non-Royal Oak) 5518

1 variant

Le Brassus ski-competition prize1957–1962

Cartier1937–?

Ronde (1937 design)

2 variants

Petite, Yellow and Pink GoldMattec. 1950–c. 1959
Large, Yellow GoldMattec. 1950–c. 1959

Cartier1922–?

Tank Allongée

1 variant

White Gold, Eagle’s Beak Lugsc. 1955–?

Cartier1936–?

Tank Asymétrique Parallélogramme

Tank Asymétrique

1 variant

White Gold, Black Dial, 1950sc. 1950–c. 1959

Cartier1922–?

Tank Chinoise

1 variant

Cartier Paris, 1950sc. 1950–c. 1959

Cartier1922–?

Tank Louis Cartier Tank L.C.

Tank à bords arrondis

1 variant

Cartier Paris · Cartier London Dial, Paris Madec. 1951

Cartier1919–?

Tank Normale

3 variants

Cartier Paris · Made for the British Marketc. 1950–?
Cartier Paris · EWC France, circa 1959c. 1959
Platinum, Small Casec. 1950–?

Cartier1923–?

Tank Obus

1 variant

Cartier Paris · Integrated Bracelet, Applied Arabic Numerals, circa 1950c. 1950

Ingenieur 666 A

2 variants

Calibre 852, Steel1955–1958
Calibre 853, Steel1958–1963

IWC1949–c. 1984

Mark XI 6B/346

Mark XI

4 variants

RAF, White 12 Dial1949–1952
RAF, Triangle Dial Without T1952–1963
RAAF Issue (1957)1957
Civilian (1950s)c. 1950–c. 1959

Portugieser 325

Portuguese

2 variants

Calibre 74 (First Series)1939–1951
Calibre 98 (Second Series)1944–1970

Portugieser IW325-01 (aka: 325)

Portugieser IW325-02 (aka: 325)

Portugieser IW325-03 (aka: 325)

Jaeger-LeCoultre1948–1953

Mark XI 6B/346

Mark XI

3 variants

RAF Issue1948–1953
RAAF First Series (1950)1950
RAAF Second Series (1953)1953

Jaeger-LeCoultre1950–?

Memovox (calibre 489)

1 variant

Ref. 3151, Steel1953–?

Omegac. 1956–?

Constellation 2930

Grand Luxe

1 variant

2930 SC, Yellow Gold1957–?

Constellation 2887

1 variant

2887-21958

Omega1957–1963

Railmaster CK2914

3 variants

CK2914-11957
CK2914-21957–?
CK2914, Flightmaster for the Peruvian Air Force1958–1961

Seamaster CK2627

Seamaster Calendar

2 variants

CK2627, Square Date Window1952
CK2627, Trapezoid Date Window1953–?

Omega1957–c. 1961

Seamaster 300 CK2913

Seamaster 300

3 variants

CK2913-11957–?
CK2913-31959–1960
CK2913-71958–?

Omega1957–1959

Speedmaster Pre-Professional CK2915

Broad Arrow

3 variants

CK2915-11957–1958
CK2915-21958–1959
CK2915-31959

Omega1957–1959

Speedmaster Pre-Professional CK2915-1

Omega1958–1959

Speedmaster Pre-Professional CK2915-2

Omega1959–1962

Speedmaster Pre-Professional CK2998

1 variant

CK2998-11959–1960

Patek Philippe1932–1973

Calatrava 96

2 variants

Cal. 12-1201934–c. 1950
Cal. 12-400c. 1950–?

Patek Philippe1958–?

Calatrava 2570/1

Amagnetic

1 variant

First Series1958–?

Patek Philippe1936–1964

Chronograph 130

1 variant

Stainless Steel1937–1951

Patek Philippe1941–1954

Grand Complications 1518A

Patek Philippe1941–1954

Grand Complications 1518J

Cartier

Patek Philippe1955–1960

Grand Complications 2449R Series 2

Patek Philippe1955–1960

Grand Complications 2499J Series 2

Patek Philippe1951–1985

Perpetual Calendar 2499

4 variants

First Series1951–c. 1955
Vichet Casec. 1951–c. 1953
Wenger Casec. 1952–c. 1955
Second Seriesc. 1955–c. 1960

Patek Philippe1953–1965

World Time 2523

1 variant

Cloisonné Enamel Centre · White Gold, North America Map1955

Rolex1955–1961

Cosmograph Daytona 6234

Pre-Daytona

1 variant

Silvered Dial1955–1961

Rolex1949–c. 1950

Datejust 5030

Ovettone

1 variant

Datejust Signaturec. 1950–?

Rolex1956–1957

Day-Date 6511

MKIII

2 variants

Red Day-Date Dial1955–1956
Dial Without Chronometer Text1955

Rolex1957–1959

Day-Date 6611

Serpico Y Laino

3 variants

German Dial1956
6611B (White Gold)1958
White Gold, Diamond Dial1956

Rolexc. 1957–c. 1959

Day-Date 6612

1 variant

Platinum, Diamond Dial1958

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