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Aerowatch / 1942

Aerowatch 1942

Collection profile · 2005

Aerowatch’s 1942 line is a broad vintage-leaning family that spans classic round dress watches, small seconds, chronographs, moon-phase models, skeletons, and ladies’ variants, making it one of the brand’s core contemporary collections.

Why it matters

1942 appears to function as one of Aerowatch’s central Swiss-made classical collections, housing many of the brand’s most traditional round watches across accessible quartz and higher-priced automatic complications.

Key references

Chrono Auto

1942 Chrono Auto — Current men’s 1942 collection listing shows Chrono Auto as an active model family.

Small Second Automatic

1942 Small Second Automatic — SKU A 76983 RO02; self-winding Sellita SW290-1, 42 mm case, small seconds, date, Roman-numeral guilloché dial.

Lady Midsize Quartz

1942 Lady Midsize Quartz — SKU A 42960 AA01; 35 mm steel case, quartz movement, date at 6 o’clock, Roman-numeral silvered guilloché dial.

Collection timeline

  • 2018 — Aerowatch’s 2018 digital catalogue included a dedicated 1942 collection section spanning pages 19–31, showing the line was already established by then.
  • 2021 — Aerowatch’s 2021 digital catalogue continued to present 1942 as part of the brand’s active core assortment.
  • 2026 — The current Aerowatch website lists sizeable separate 1942 assortments for men and women, confirming the collection remains active and commercially important.

FAQ

Why is the collection called 1942?

Aerowatch ties the name to the year Maxime Crevoisier took over the company, and the brand also says the modern 1942 wristwatch line was born in 2005 as a vintage-inspired collection.

What kinds of watches are in the 1942 family?

Current official listings show the 1942 range includes automatic, hand-wound and quartz models, with complications and both men’s and women’s variants.

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