Rare men's vintage Seeland Swiss 17J parchment military dial wristwatch, running well!

We are delighted to offer this men's vintage 1950's Jackson 17 jewel Swiss wristwatch manufactured by the highly regarded Seeland Watch Company!

It features a polished stainless-steel case that measures 30.8 mm / 1/21" in diameter that surrounds a pristine parchment dial complimented by, once luminous, but now dimmed, syringe hour and minute hands, red center sweep second hand, crisp Arabic numbers, and outer chapter, all under a bright new acrylic hi-dome crystal.

The Swiss 17 jewel movement sets and winds as it should, is running well and keeping good time.

It has a stainless steel, screw down back and has been fitted with a new, genuine leather, stitched and embossed black strap with stainless buckle.

STOCK CODE: S-4



ABOUT THE SEELAND WATCH COMPANY

Seeland Watch Co. was a Swiss watchmaking firm with roots in the late 19th century, closely tied to the Madretsch area of Biel and later integrated into the Invicta group.

Origins and early years


The company’s origins trace to the Aeby & Landry factory in Madretsch, founded around 1873 by Jean Aeby and Constant-Félicien Landry.

This was one of the earliest Swiss factories to adopt American-style mass production methods, producing complete watches, chronographs, repeaters, and alarm watches.

In 1891, the Seeland Watch Factory took over Aeby & Co., and the name “Seeland” referred to the Swiss region including Biel, Neuchâtel, and Murten.

Some sources link the name to Frederick Seeland, an American who had managed IWC and was involved in Swiss watchmaking.

Management and financial struggles


Unlike many Swiss firms of the era, Seeland had no single family founder; leadership changed frequently, with figures such as Louis Girardin-Bourgeois, Leo Aeby, Louis Müller, Jules Golay, Nestor Blancpain, and Emil Flotron.

The company went bankrupt in 1899 and was taken over by Emil Judith and Robert Sulger as Judith & Cie. It later returned to the Seeland name in 1910 under Sulger, but again failed in 1909 and was reorganized.

Integration with Invicta


In 1915, Georges Raphaël Blum, of the Fabrique Invicta in La Chaux-de-Fonds, took over.

By 1923, Seeland moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds.

In 1967, Seeland became Iseca SA, a holding company for Invicta, Sandoz, Avia, and Waltham. Invicta and Seeland were often listed together in trade directories, and Seeland watches were marketed alongside Invicta.

Notable milestones

1891: Seeland Watch Factory established in Madretsch

1899: Bankruptcy; takeover by Judith & Cie

1915: Acquisition by Invicta’s Blum family

1923: Relocation to La Chaux-de-Fonds

1967: Becomes Iseca SA

Legacy


Seeland is remembered for its early adoption of mechanized watchmaking, its association with Invicta, and its role in Swiss watch production before the mid-20th century. While the brand name is less common today, its history is intertwined with both Swiss and American watchmaking influences.

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