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Hello everyone, just thought I‘d show off a recent purchase of mine, share what I’ve learned about the little known Australian watch industry, and ask for help ID’ing the movement;
The watch in question is signed ‘Wendts Adelaide.’ For younger folks and everyone outside of Australia, Wendts was a high-end jeweler based out of south Australia that set up shop right in the late 1800s at the peak of the Australian gold rush and lasted until around the…
The Forgotten History of Aussie Watches- 1940s Pink Gold Wendts Adelaide