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The invention took the market by storm and left competitors manufacturing traditional mechanical watches floundering. The popularity of the Avia digital watch (Figure 2 above) was so great that it was an Avia advert that made the cover of the July edition of the Horological Journal in 1975.
This watch incorporated a very accurate timer and stop watch. Mead watches manufactured by Avia were sometimes marked "AVIA" but also were given the name "Boulevard", and the watches contained movements made by the Avia Watch Factory in Switzerland.
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In 1968, after becoming part of a consortium of watch manufacturers, Avia achieved a significant milestone by developing the first quartz digital watch with a liquid crystal display (LCD). This groundbreaking invention was unveiled to the world in 1972, causing a seismic shift in the watch market.
The history of Avia watches goes back to the latter end of the 19th century. They made good mechanical lever movement watches under their own brand name and provided watches and movements for other brands including New York, The Ball Watch company and A Wittnauer.
This vintage watch is an Avia-matic automatic watch dating from the 1960s. The watch has a Swiss 17-jewel ETA 2472 automatic movement, with Incabloc shock protection.
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The watch, dating back to 1960, features a 35 mm round case crafted from solid 9ct gold, complemented by a matching gold bezel and a snap caseback. Its mechanical manual Peseux F320 movement, ensures precise timekeeping, while the analogue display provides easy reading at a glance.
Montres Avia was re-launched by Degoumois & Cie. of Neuchâtel and Louis Newmark Limited of the UK in 1945 and produced through 1972. It was a lower-priced mass-market brand of Roskopf and cylinder escapement watches in addition to higher-end Swiss lever movements.