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Extraordinary & Very Rare Vintage HENRY MOSER & CIE Art Deco Swiss Watch 20 x 37 mm case / 14K Gold Case Mechanical Wrist Watch - 16 Jewels Movement High Grade Prima Gold Case Serial Nr. 834241 1930s The quality of this watch is absolutely remarkable! This wristwatch can be worn by both men and women, it belongs to the ART - DECO period, the golden dial has Arabic numerals, the iron hands for minutes and hours are in beautiful blue color. The dial has unfortunately dust and very minor scratches but that can be easily fixed by a proper cleaning by a watchmaker. It is functional and can be wound up nicely by hand. An expert knows how to assess this wonderful watch correctly. The watch has little signs of wear, but also its beautiful golden shine and with its shape and design it is a real eye-catcher! ... Running perfectly. It has been checked and it lasted for 12 hours. In General in a good condition (Please check pictures attached!). Beautiful Blue Hands! Beautiful & Exquisite Champagne Dial! Amazingly Pretty Curved Glass Original Dial Condition! ... A LITTLE HISTORY: Henry Moser & Cie is a legendary brand Teamwork since 1826. In 1826, towards the end of his apprenticeship and a period spent as a journeyman, Heinrich Moser contemplated where and how he might build a successful future for himself. In fact, his aim was to introduce the manufactory method of working based on the principle of the division of labour in his home town of Schaffhausen, and to establish a small watch factory for this purpose. However, the Town Council at the time declined his proposal and awarded the honorary office of town watchmaker to another individual. Moser emigrated to St. Petersburg, in Russia, where he founded the trading company, “H. Moser & Co.”, at the end of 1828. From this company name, Moser also developed the company signature in cursive script, which was almost always supplemented by a medallion. Until about 1918, with rare exceptions, the company name in Cyrillic and/or Latin script, as well as the medallion, remained the standard signature on all the watches marketed by Mosers watch companies, whether sourced from its own production or from outside suppliers. In 1829, he established a watch factory in LeLocle, which manufactured the pocket watches for his businesses in the European and Asiatic regions. By 1831, Moser was also able to open a branch in Moscow. Another astute business decision was the establishment of further branches in Nizhniy Novgorod and in Irbit – at the time the most important trade fair venues in Russia. The house of Moser thus had a presence in both of the Russian administrative centres, as well as at central trade fair venues. Little by little, Heinrich Moser overtook the old-established businesses and its newer competitors. Within just a few years, he was selling watches to Japan and China, Persia and Turkestan, Siberia and Kamchatka. By around 1845, he had become the undisputed market leader in the whole of Russia, dominating the watch trade there. He had even established business links with Paris. Mosers Russian enterprises at the time employed around 50 persons. Among them were German, Swiss, Russian and Swedish watchmakers. The names of the Swiss watchmakers, Johann Jakob Bär, G. Ganther, Johann Winterhalter, Victor Guye, Palk and Schwab, as well as Mosers son-in-law, Adolf Richard, are known from letters. An Italian, Bianco, is also mentioned. His most capable employee was undoubtedly J. Winterhalter, who subsequently took over Mosers company in Russia. Even after Moser returned to Schaffhausen as a successful and wealthy businessman, he remained a passionate watchmaker at heart. The history of Heinrich Mosers then-titanic company is full of interesting twists and surprising nuances, including the division and sale of the company by Mosers widow - on the condition that its name, philosophy and quality of work be maintained. - to, among other personalities, a certain Octave Meylan -grandfather of Georges-Henri Meylan, who was later the head of none other than Audemars Piguet-, the subsequent expropriation of the St. Petersburg factory by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution , its fateful passage through the quartz crisis - where it was sold to a business conglomerate in 1979 - and its magical rebirth entering the new millennium at the hands of Jürgen Lange - then director of IWC - and Roger Nicholas Balsiger - a descendant of the Heinrich Moser himself -, after which it returned - finally - to the hands of the Meylan family, who faithful and respectful of tradition and its enormous history, decided to maintain and honor the name of H. Moser &Cie. in recognition of Heinrichs unbreakable spirit: that young inveterate entrepreneur who, through watchmaking, knew how to change the history not only of his family, but also of his hometown. ... Please note that all photos were taken with strong macro enlargement, so signs of use and wear can be seen much better than they can be seen with the naked eye.Please note: hand-wound or automatic watches can never run as precisely as ultra-modern quartz watches, this is especially true of vintage or antique watches.Estimating the size of the item can also be deceiving, so please pay attention to the dimensions. This is a private sale, therefore no return, warranty or guarantee. ... ONLY SERIOUS BIDDERS! HAPPY BIDDING!!!
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