![]() It made for an extremely handsome watch as you can see. The UK Avia announcement was made by their agent Lous Newmark in December 1960 and for the initial production the movements were put in very substantial cases of 18kt rose gold with black and gold dials. It was also the first electric watch in the world to to use a rechargeable accumulator since the earlier Lips, Elgins, Epperleins, Hamiltons etc, all used cells with non-reversible chemistry. More information from David:Īvia were the first watch manufacturer (or assembler if you prefer) to put the Landeron Ebauche on the market and they chose to use the rechargeable battery version because it allowed a slimmer case. Unlike the many other watches that employ the Landeron 4750 electric movement, these Avias have a rechargeable accumulator rather than the more usual disposable battery. The following photographs are kindly provided by David Read, who owns these very rare Avias. ![]()
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