WYLER WATCH CO.
Paul Wyler, born in Basel, Switzerland, he was a pioneer since 1896 in the development of the balance. “His aim was to improve its reliability and sturdiness and make his timekeepers available to a greater number of consumers.”
After two decades of work, in 1924, Paul Wyler and his brother Alfred founded their own brand. In 1927, Paul Wyler patented his ‘Incaflex’ invention and Incaflex would soon become famous in the watch world.
The word Incaflex involved a balance made from a single piece of metal, thus making it strong, while its resistance to shocks was guaranteed by two half-spiral symmetrical arms that were reversed and that were joined at the center of the circumference of the balance. This gave surprising flexibility to the balance, and a large degree of shock absorption.
Paul Wyler continued with more studies and developments in the watchmaking art, he received nine more patents for balances with flexible arms, watch cases made in two or three pieces, innovations in materials, a pressure automatism principle, and advances in water-resistance.
"Wyler gained worldwide notoriety with a spectacular marketing stunt in 1956, when two watches were dropped from the top of the Eiffel Tower and continued to function after the fall."
WYLER
Incaflex Dynawind
Lifeguard
Wristwatch
This is a nice timepiece! It is a Wyler Incaflex Dynawind automatic wristwatch from the 1960s.
It features a self-winding mechanism powered by an original Wyler automatic movement, with a sweep second hand. Swiss-made for reliability.
"Wyler-Incaflex - Shock protection by elastically spiral balance spokes". The Wyler Incaflex was designed in 1927 as a shock-resistant protection system to resist everyday shocks and protect the balance.
Cased in a 32mm round case with classic lugs, all in stainless steel.
After 60 years, it still has the original black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hour markers, and matching hands. The dial is signed “Wyler Incaflex” at the top and “Dynawind” at the bottom.
It comes with a brand-new brown Hadley-Roma genuine leather two-piece strap.
In very nice condition, this wristwatch is both stylish and functional, running smoothly and keeping accurate time.
Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.
Case Back Markings:
WYLER Lifeguard
Stainless Steel Case
Measurements (mm):
Case 32
Case w/Crown 35.2
Case Lug to Lug 37.5
Case Thickness 10.3
Lug Width 18
Band Width 18
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
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The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended.
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