Description: This pocket watch has been fully serviced and has had a new mainspring installed. It was retailed by Mappin and Webb and presented to an employee of Abitibi in the 1940s. A similar watch was sold by Hodinkee and they provide details on this seldom found pocket watch:"This pocket watch is triple signed by Tavannes on the movement, case, and dial, and likely dates to the late 1930s or early 1940s, when the brand was at its height. Accompanying the Tavannes dial signature is, well, a lot of text and, with it, a bit of a story. Text wrapping around the upper portion of the dial hints the this pocket watch was given as a gift to an employee of 25 years at Abiti Power & Paper Company, Limited. A quick google reveals this firm operated out of Montreal and was at its height in the first half of the 20th Century. Furthermore, a retailer signature is found above the sub-seconds dial. Mappins is a Canadian jeweler that is still in operation today and traces its roots back to the famed UK based Mappin & Webb. All of this matches up, Candian company, Canadian jeweler, making this undoubtedly a Candian Tavannes pocket watch. The inside caseback is signed by Cyma, a sister company to Tavannes that is believed to have been created by executives as it was shorter and easier to say than Tavannes.Beyond the story, the look of this watch is truly stunning. We were thoroughly impressed by the multilayered dial with its ring of copper tone and just the overall finishing on this example. It has a great look in the metal. The curvature of the text at the top of the dial is really striking and integrated very well into the design of the watch. The cherry on top for this Tavannes is the handset, we've been calling them "skyscraper hands"..." Hodinkee
Price: 999.99 USD
Location: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
End Time: 2024-11-20T22:47:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Cyma
Type: Pocket Watch
Department: Unisex Adults
