Levy Hermanos – Watch Emporium, Central – late 19th and early 20th centuries

Travis Ling: The Philippines watchmaker Levy Hermanos had a HK branch in Queen’s Road, Central at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th centuries.

Armand Levy was the manager of the Hong Kong branch, and E. Levy, J. Weill and Albert Weill were watchmakers.

Advert c1895 Courtesy: Watchwiki

The watch below was actually made by Maurice Ditisheim (1831-1899) a Swiss watchmaker but sold in Hong Kong apparently with a eye for the Chinese market.

Levy Hermanos, Hong Kong, 56 mm, 153 g, c1890, “for Chinese market” Courtesy: Watchwiki

Early 20th Century Estrella Del Norte watch, Courtesy: Philippine Watch Club

This article was first posted on 1st February 2017.

See:

1. Levy Hermanos (Frères) Watchwiki
2. La Estrella del Norte Lou Gopal’s blog Manila Nostalgia, “Pictures and stories of the Manila we remember”.

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