Live Auction 1372Important Watches Including A CONNOISSEUR'S VISION PART II
Lot 198

Tavannes. An unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial

SIGNED TAVANNES, RETAILED BY HERMÈS, MOVEMENT NO. 2950, CASE NO. 295'806, CIRCA 1940

Closed10 May 2010

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Tavannes. An unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial
Signed Tavannes, retailed by Hermès, movement no. 2950, case no. 295'806, circa 1940
Nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, two-tone silvered dial, inner blue telemetre and outer blue tachymetre scales, three engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, circular water-resistant-type case, back secured by four screws on the underside of the lugs, two round chronograph buttons in the band, dial signed by maker and retailer, movement signed by maker
38 mm. diam.

80 Ans d'Horlogerie Hermès, Artcurial, Paris, 11 December 2007, lot 145.

Specialist note

The present watch stands out by its attractive two-tone dial and the very good, original overall condition.

The celebrated house of Hermès was established in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a saddle shop in Paris. In the 1920s, the firm made its entry into watchmaking through its famous watch straps, followed by the retailing of watches made by Swiss manufacturers such as Tavannes, Movado, Vacheron Constantin and others.