106th Auction

2022/5/21

Lot 185

Revue Thommen
Revue-Special

A rare and early vintage pilot's wristwatch

estimated
3.0005.000 €
Price realized
-
specific features
Case
Chrome-plated, push back, bidirectional rotating bezel.
Dial
Black, luminous Arabic numerals.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.346185
Cal.59
Diam.39 mm
Circa1931
Ctry.Switzerland


This is an early pilot's wristwatch, as issued unmarked in the early days of the Luftwaffe.
During the Second World War Revue Thommen, as well as nearly every other Swiss manufacturer, supplied large quantities of simple movements to Germany for the production of fuses. The customers were the German Wehrmacht, but also the British Forces.