VINTAGE 1940’s ARVAL / TAVANNES 18ct ROSE GOLD VALJOUX 22 CHRONOGRAPH

Description: There are over 30 photos of this watch atwww.watches-of-bath.comPlus a large selection of vintage watches not listed on our eBay. VINTAGE 1940’s ARVAL / TAVANNES 18ct ROSE GOLD VALJOUX 22 CHRONOGRAPH WATCH SCIENTIFIC SECTOR DIAL. THIS FABULOUS VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPH WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE EARLY 1940’s AND IS BEAUTIFULLY CASED IN 18kt. PINK GOLD. SIGNED ON THE DIAL WITH THE MANUFACTURER ‘ARVAL’ BUT WE HAVE SEEN AN IDENTICAL ONE IN 18ct PINK GOLD SIGNED ‘TAVANNES’. ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS IN STAINLESS-STEEL THAT WE HAVE SOLD OURSELVES PREVIOUSLY, ALSO SIGNED ‘TAVANNES’ WITH VALJOUX 22 MOVEMENTS AND EXACTLY THE SAME SECTOR DIALS. THIS IS A LARGE WATCH, MEASURING 36mm ACROSS THE BEZEL (NOT INCLUDING THE CROWN) AND 41mm TIP TO TIP. THE CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO DINGS OR SCRATCHES WHAT-SO-EVER. THE LUGS HAVE FIXED GOLD STRAP-BARS AND STILL HAVE NICE SHARP EDGES TO THEIR CHAMFERS. FULLY HALLMARKED INSIDE THE BACK WITH SWISS 18KT GOLD MARKS AND INDIVIDUALLY SERIAL NUMBERED. THE BEAUTIFUL AND RARE ORIGINAL SILVERED DIAL SCIENTIFIC-TYPE ‘SECTOR’ DIAL WITH INNER 60 SECOND SCALE, TELEMETER AND OUTER TACHOMETER SCALES. THE CENTRE, ALMOST AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT PRINTED WITH TINY ARABIC AND BATON DIVISIONS TO TELL THE TIME. THIS WATCH IS ALL ABOUT THE CHRONOGRAPH AND WOULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY A PROFESSIONAL OR A SPORTSMAN NO DOUBT. WITH THE EARLY VERSION OF ‘ANTI-MAGNETIQUE’ ABOVE SIX CONFIRMING THAT THIS IS VERY EARLY 40’s AND POSSIBLY EARLIER. THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY VALJOUX 22 MOVEMENT (EARLY VERSION) WITH COLUMN WHEEL IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND APPEARS TO RUN WELL, WINDING AND SETTING AS IT SHOULD. THE CHRONOGRAPH IS OCCASIONALLY A LITTLE LAZY TO START, REQUIRING A FEW TRIES BUT SWEEPS AROUND NICELY AND RETURNS BACK TO ZERO SMARTLY AS IT SHOULD. THE WATCH IS IN REMARKABLE ORIGINAL CONDITION, IN CLOSE TO ‘NEW OLD STOCK’ CONDITION I WOULD SAY, WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT RUBBING TO THE BACK FROM MINIMAL USE OVER THE YEARS. FITTED WITH A NEW QUALITY ALLIGATOR-GRAIN STRAP. THIS RARE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL CHRONOGRAPH LOOKS OUTSTANDING ON THE WRIST AND YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND ANOTHER IN THIS WONDERFUL ORIGINAL CONDITION. Any questions are very welcome and we will do our best to get back to you within the hour. We are only able to up-load 12 pictures to the listing, but you can see 30+ pictures of the watch at watches-of-bath.comPlus a large selection of vintage watches not listed on our eBay.

Price: 1395 GBP

Location: BATH

End Time: 2024-11-28T19:54:26.000Z

Shipping Cost: 88.66 GBP