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Birks Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Tonneau Shaped Watch with Original Dial 1944

Name: Birks Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Tonneau Shaped Watch with Original Dial 1944
Brand: Birks
Price: 700 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

FACTORY / HOUSE: Birks Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Challenger / Tonneau METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1944 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 36mm Length X 27mm Width MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Silvered with Arabic Numerals / Gilt Leaf Hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 16mm / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT Henry Birks and Sons was the Cartier of Canada. Everything in their stores were the finest made. This piece by Birks was called the Challenger and it is a very high grade movement produced in Switzerland for Birks. The watch is dependable an easy to service. It is a great unisex size and goes with all types of attire as well. It has a wonderful engraving on the back, done by hand, it was a presentation for 25 years of service. This is finest of hand engraving which is no longer done. This is a "vault find" watch, it has been locked up for nearly 50 years, which means it needs a service. We will give it a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker as part of the purchase price before it is shipped out to you. This will delay shipping for a few days of course. By the way, the tonneau, or barrel shaped watch was first created by Louis Cartier in France around 1914. He saw barrels on the docks in Marseille and realized it would be a perfect shape for a watch. Hence, the name tonneau, French for barrel. Cartier was one of the first designers to "stylize" basic things around him. He looked at them and re-interpreted them by exaggeration, extension and "stylization."

Creator:

Birks

Case Material:

Gold-filled

Movement:

Style:

Art Deco

Place of Origin:

Switzerland

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

1944

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. It is worth noting that this watch only had a 12-month warranty when it was new. However, we are so confident of our workmanship and team that we offer an 18-month warranty on all our watches, even those over 100 years old.

Seller Location:

Long Beach, CA

Reference Number:

Seller: 40931stDibs: LU422320413622

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