Photo: ShopGoodwill listing (seller: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania)
Two signatures share this dial: Wittnauer Automatic up top, and the UPS shield printed at six.
Verdict
| What it is | Wittnauer Automatic day-date with a UPS logo dial — gold-tone 34.5mm case, Spanish day wheel, expansion bracelet |
| Price | $7.99, 1 bid, spotted Fri Oct 30, 2026, 9:08 AM PT |
| Where | ShopGoodwill auction #282169004 — ends Sun Nov 1, 2026, 6:25 PM PT |
| The angle | A corporate logo dial — the kind made for presentation and service awards — on a Swiss automatic |
| Verdict | The shield is the value and the tarnish is the price of it. At a $7.99 open, the dial does the work — if it runs. |
What it is
Read the dial top to bottom. Wittnauer Automatic under the brand's W mark, a day-date window at three showing MIE — miércoles, from a Spanish day wheel — and at six, printed inside a shield outline, the UPS logo. Logo dials were made for companies, not for shop windows: presentation pieces and service awards, produced in small runs and never catalogued for retail. That is what puts one on a thrift auction with no retail history to price it against.
The watch itself is a gold-tone automatic day-date, 34.5mm across the face including the bezel per the listing, on an expansion bracelet. Listed by Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The listing is straight about condition: previously owned, surface wear and scratches, heavy tarnish on the case and bracelet. Watches are not tested unless stated — this one is untested and sold as-is.
Why it matters
A standard Wittnauer automatic of this era is a modest vintage watch. The second signature changes the object: it is a piece of corporate material culture with a movement inside it, and the Spanish day wheel adds a second market's history to the same dial. The gap between the generic title value and the logo-dial interest is the Finds lane working as intended — with the honest counterweight that nothing here is verified to run.
Specs
| Brand | Wittnauer |
| Model | Automatic day-date, UPS logo dial |
| Movement | Automatic (per dial and listing title) |
| Dial | Silver-toned, applied baton indices, day-date at 3 with Spanish day wheel (shown: MIE), UPS shield printed at 6, "Swiss" at the foot |
| Case | Gold-tone, 34.5mm face including bezel (per listing) |
| Bracelet | Expansion bracelet |
| Condition | "Previously owned — surface wear and scratches" (seller's description); heavy tarnish visible in the listing photos |
| Running condition | Not stated — watches are not tested unless otherwise stated; sold as-is |
| Seller | Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania |
| Sale terms | Untested, sold as-is (ShopGoodwill standard) |
What to check before bidding
- Untested means untested. No running statement is made. Price in a full service on any automatic bought this way, and treat a runner as a bonus.
- The tarnish is heavy and it is the honest part. Declared in the listing and visible in the photos. On gold-tone plate, polishing removes plate as well as tarnish.
- The dial is the asset; check it hardest. The value sits in the printed UPS shield. Spotting or repaint there cannot be undone.
- Expansion bracelets fit a range, not a wrist. They stretch rather than size. Check the relaxed length against your wrist.
Price record
| Spotted | Fri Oct 30, 2026, 9:08 AM PT — $7.99, 1 bid |
| Auction ends | Sun Nov 1, 2026, 6:25 PM PT |
| Hammer price | Sun Nov 1, 2026, 6:25 PM PT — $51.00, 9 bids |
Want one?
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- Hunting one? Join the Want List — tell us the maker and the budget; pieces like this surface in our trawl most weeks.
- This one: bid at the source — See it at ShopGoodwill — item 282169004 (auction ends Sun Nov 1, 6:25 PM PT). Not our listing. See Disclosure.
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