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Mathey-Tissot. A very fine stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases

Signed Mathey-Tissot, Case No. 4’885’540, Circa 1950

Details

Mathey-Tissot. A very fine stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases
Signed Mathey-Tissot, Case No. 4’885’540, Circa 1950
Movement: cal. 88, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: snap on back, 38 mm diam., signed

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot. On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.

Lot Essay

Highly attractive, the present timepiece encompasses a reputable Valjoux movement with chronograph, triple calendar and moon phase complication. Cased in a very durable and well preserved stainless steel case, it allies robust designs with a charismatic and elegant dial, adorned with golden indexes, hour and minute hands.

Specializing in complications, Edmond Mathey-Tissot established his watchmaking business in Les Ponts-de-Matel, Switzerland, in 1886. First focusing on repeater pocket watches, the firm was soon celebrated for making chronographs and encountered much success throughout the years. Providing timepieces for the United States Army, the manufacture gained a reputation for creating simple and complicated timepieces of high reliability.

Mathey-Tissot is described in “Swiss Timepiece Makers 1775 – 1975” by Kathleen H. Pritcchard, M-25; M. 26

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