98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 430
Omega Watch Co. / Tissot, Case No. 727208, Cal. 1324, 37 mm, circa 1932
A rare and early vintage single button chronograph
Case: steel, push back. Dial: enamel, black.
This marvelously preserved wristwatch features a black enamel dial with auxiliary dials for constant seconds as well as a chronograph dial with continuous or creeping 30 minute minute register. The 37 mm case has gently down-turned lugs and an olive-shaped chronograph pusher in the typical style of the 1930s.
In 1930, Tissot and Omega became partners as a multi-national holding company under the banner of the SSIH (Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogere SA). The two brands took this important step to minimize the effects of the international crisis after the 1929 Wall Street crash. It permitted them to pool their resources and extend the width of their product range considerably. Lemania, renowned maker of fine chronograph movements, joined them in 1932.
A rare and early vintage single button chronograph
Case: steel, push back. Dial: enamel, black.
This marvelously preserved wristwatch features a black enamel dial with auxiliary dials for constant seconds as well as a chronograph dial with continuous or creeping 30 minute minute register. The 37 mm case has gently down-turned lugs and an olive-shaped chronograph pusher in the typical style of the 1930s.
In 1930, Tissot and Omega became partners as a multi-national holding company under the banner of the SSIH (Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogere SA). The two brands took this important step to minimize the effects of the international crisis after the 1929 Wall Street crash. It permitted them to pool their resources and extend the width of their product range considerably. Lemania, renowned maker of fine chronograph movements, joined them in 1932.
Sold
estimated
3.500—6.000 €
Price realized
4.300 €