Lanco Open Face Dress Pocket Watch C1950

Description

Lanco Open Face Dress Pocket Watch C1950

Hand wound jewelled lever movement 15 jewels.
Silvered dial with gilt arabic numerals and matching hands. Lanco cal 1721.
Chrome plated case
Diameter 44mm

Langendorf Watch Company was a Swiss watchmaker known for its fine craftsmanship and great attention to detail. Around 1890, it was probably the largest producer of watches in the world. The company produced watches in Langendorf, Switzerland, from 1873 to 1973.
The most famous brand of the company was Lanco (an abbreviation of Langendorf Watch Company) that was launched as a brand name in the late 1950s. The brand was discontinued in the late 1960s, and revived again from 1971 to around 1980.