This is without a doubt the most beautiful postcard I have ever seen of spring loaded, anti-backlash spur gears and flowers. I’m guessing it is from the 1940’s?
On the other hand, Benrus Watch Co. was going through an expansion phase in the early 1950s through the early 1960s, then hit trouble with competition from cheap quartz-movement watches and declared bankruptcy in 1977. So the card is for sure pre-1977, and I would guess that Benrus started shedding non-consumer subsidiaries before that; see
Feels more like a late ’50’s, early 60’s vibe to me.
Whenever it’s from, it is a handsome (and fun) piece of design.
I would guess more like 1960s. PIC’s Catalog #7 was copyrighted in 1955, and it would take a while to get to #21:
http://books.google.com/books?id=QRohAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1323&lpg=PA1323&dq=PIC+Design+Corp.+history&source=bl&ots=ihdxmdzRpi&sig=ZI3nFMmWK0hbyEuETilVdL8U4ZE&hl=en&ei=sqITTovxHKvQiALSmMzKDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=PIC%20Design%20Corp.%20history&f=false
On the other hand, Benrus Watch Co. was going through an expansion phase in the early 1950s through the early 1960s, then hit trouble with competition from cheap quartz-movement watches and declared bankruptcy in 1977. So the card is for sure pre-1977, and I would guess that Benrus started shedding non-consumer subsidiaries before that; see
http://thewatchguy.homestead.com/pages/BENRUS.html
http://www.pensandwatches.com/dials/history_of_benrus_watch_company.htm
Thanks to both of you.