Various Properties
834
Tissot
A rare stainless steel single button chronograph wristwatch with black gloss dial
Estimate
HK$170,000 - 250,000
€20,500 - 30,100
$22,000 - 32,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Tissot
Year
Circa 1937
Case No
34'608
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Mechanical, 797
Bracelet/Strap
Black calf leather strap
Dimensions
37.5 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed, case back further inscribed ISTUS 1937 Internationaler Segelflugmodell-Wettbewerb am Hundsheimerkogel Ehrenpreis gestifted vom Bundesminister für Unterricht</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch is in wonderfully original condition and appears to be unpolished. According to the engraved inscription on the case back, the present watch was the prize of honour at the ISTUS 1937 International Model Glider Contest at the Hundsheimerkogel near Vienna, donated by the Federal Minister of Education.