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VINTAGE MENS TAVANNES/HERMES STERLING BELT WATCH

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VINTAGE MENS TAVANNES/HERMES STERLING BELT WATCH
Very unique belt buckle watch, manufactured by Tavannes Wach Co, for Hermes, in mid-1930's. 15 jewel, manual wind mechanical movement #598923. Two-tone dial, Arabic numerals, fancy hands, sweep second dial at 6 o'clock position. Case number 0125968585. The "HF and pallete" mark is the mark of Huguenin Freres of Le Locle, Switzerland. They are well known as jewelers, watch casemakers, and even produced some of the early Olympic medals. They were one of the most prolific producers of Niello cases throughout the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras, but also produced many other designs of watch cases. The crescent moon and crown is the German hallmark for imported silver. The standing bear is the Swiss mark for export Silver. Simple linear fluting design on case front. Size: 57.5MM X 29MM X 10MM Weight: 61.8 Condition: Runs well; no implied warranty.