Mens 1920's TIFFANY & CO. Vintage Wrist Watch NEW YORK

TIFFANY & CO.

UNIQUE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF TIMEPIECE
VERY BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE WATCH CA 1920s
VERY BEAUTIFUL MECHANICAL WORK

If you have been collecting watches for a while I think you’re going to appreciate the following timepiece. One could argue that the word “RARE” gets tossed around a bit too easily on eBay but I think this is one case where the moniker is well deserved. I am pleased to offer for sale this ca 1920’s timepiece “TIFFANY & CO.”.

Tiffany & Co's History:

Tiffany & Co. has long been legendary for its premium goods, especially jewelry. The popularity of the Tiffany & Co’s jewelry is well known for his design and quality.  Tiffany's designs, manufactures, and sells jewelry, watches, and crystal glassware. One of the Tiffany & Co’s designs is the toggle bracelet. Tiffany & Co’s goods are also sold at wholesale price to third-party distributors. Jewelry accounted for two-thirds of Tiffany & Co’s sales volume in fiscal year 1994. Other products are lamp, bags and etc.

Founder Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902)

In the year 1837 , founder Charles Lewis Tiffany and John F. Young opened Tiffany & Young (now known as Tiffany & Co), with $1,000 borrowed from Tiffany's father. They started at a broadway opposite Manhattan 's City Hall Park. They start selling stationery and a variety of "fancy goods," including costume jewelry. Unlike other stores of the time, Tiffany featured plainly marked prices that were strictly adhered to, sparing the customer the usual practice of haggling with the proprietor. This made Tiffany & Co branding as a prestige product in the market. Tiffany also departed from the norm by insisting on cash payment rather than extending credit or accepting barter.

In 1841 Tiffany and Young took on another partner, J. L. Ellis, and the store became Tiffany, Young & Ellis. (Now known as Tiffany & Co) By 1845 the store was successful enough to discontinue paste and begin selling real jewelry, as well as the city's most complete line of stationery. Silverware was added in 1847. In addition to these main items, Tiffany's also start selling  watches and clocks, a variety of ornaments and bronzes, perfumes, preparations for the skin and hair, dinner sets, cuspidors, moccasins, belts, and numerous other sundries, including Chinese bric-a-brac and horse and dog whips.

With such a simple concept and attitude in selling silver products, Tiffany & Co made their way to the world and thus creating a prestige brand name of Tiffany & Co today.

This timepiece features an ORIGINAL handsome white porcelain enamel dial. It features a 60 minute checkered outer track border, elegant black enamel painted Roman numerals, gold steel Spade-style hands and “sweep” steel seconds hand and 60 second outer chapter. Signed “TIFFANY & CO.” in black enamel lettering below the XII.

It is a registered design model that features a three piece TITANIUM case that provides with glass cover of back lid. TITANIUM case, new custom made, fantastic, build specially for this excellent TIFFANY movement.

Peeking inside via the glass lid I find a spotless and high quality, 15 Jewel manual wind nickel plated lever escapement movement with red Ruby jewel settings. The movement signed TIFFANY & CO. - NEW YORK – SWISS - ADJUSTED. Also it signed movement serial number No 118809.

This beautiful wristwatch has the Original movement in an excellent status which was very well saved, considering age of this watch.

It is fitted on a new 20mm black snakeskin genuine leather strap with chrome steel buckle that is vintage style and goes great with this wonderful watch.

This rare watch winds and set smoothly while keeping very good, accurate time.

Because of the vintage nature of the watch I cannot guarantee its absolute time keeping accuracy even if they are in good running condition and in some rare occasions may require additional adjustment.