THE WITTNAUER FUTURAMA EXUDES 70’S STYLE WITH ITS DOUBLE FLYBACK AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT & ASYMMETRIC CASE.
The Wittnauer Futurama Were made between 1969 and 1970 (some say '69 to '71, '72). One of the few double retrograde (hands descend along dial and jump back to top of the hour) wrist watches that saw the light of day during this time period because of the onslaught of quartz watches these expensive, complicated, mechanical wrist watches were on the way out.
The ingenious flyback Wittnauer Futurama is an amazing "Retrograde" concept that is considered to be a jump hour. It is rare to some extent and one of the most expensive jump hours. A few dial versions were made: black+gold, gold+grey or silver+yellow trim. It features a robust 28.800-beat automatic ETA2784 power-horse with flyback module applied on top.
There is no reference in any literature on the inventor of this module but it can be found in other similar watches including the famous LIP Sectuer and a few obscure brands. The jumping functionality is simple but requires some insight for easier troubleshooting during repairs.
So what exactly is the Sector Futurama? Well, it's one of the few double retrograde wristwatches that saw the light of day during this time period. This watch features a Swiss-Made automatic movement that, on top of being a true double retrograde (hands descend along dial and jump back to top on the hour), features a date window.
The vintage automatic winding "Futurama 1000" by Wittnauer featured only three styles, silver dial, yellow and black dial with hours and minutes displayed in an arc (hours on left, minutes on right). As each hand travels to the bottom, they fly-back to the top rather than circularly rotate. Deep-set magnified portholes for date display. This watch is one where either you like it or hate it. Please see article below listing it as one of the ugly vintage watches from the 1970s.
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