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E-6 From 364 Chestnut north Odd left 1 Mrs Catherine Rice 2 Lewis D Smith 3 Lyman B Blakeman 3 Vacant 4. 156 1942-0NEONTA DIRECTORY-1942 WEST COURT F.-om 11 West west and north Odd and even left 1 Philip M isner 2 Roscoe W Burdick WEST DAVENPORT ROAD From Main Ext at Emmons southerly WEST END A VENUE.

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Brand was re-launched by Florin Niculescu and his wife Sandra Maria Niculescu. The brand was established in 1891 by Henri-Frdric Sandoz in Tavannes in Switzerland. In 1966 Tavannes-Cyma ceased production and the rights to the brand name passed to Chronos Holding. is a Swiss watch brand with a rich heritage that dates back to 1890s. Another collector's item is the "Autorotor" self-winding caliber 485, launched in around 1957. To find the perfect watch for you or a loved one please call 215.887.1115 to talk to one of our watch consultants.

This movement was fitted into the square-cased "Watersport" model, for example. Straub Jewelers carries a wide selection of watches from Seiko and Tavannes as well as pre-owned Rolex. In 1943 the company launched its first automatic movement, the caliber 420, with a swinging arm winding in one direction. At that time, Tavannes-Cyma claimed to be Switzerland's largest supplier of precision watches. Catalogs from the 1930s also show wrist-chronographs equipped with Valjoux movements. These were followed by "waterproof" versions. In 1938, around 2000 employees and 2200 machine-tools reached an output of about 4000 watches and movements a day The company's 20th-century product range naturally included wristwatches of the most diverse character - for example the shock-proof models with a protective cover issued to soldiers in 1915. is a Swiss watch brand with a rich heritage that dates back to 1890s. By 1938, Tavannes boasted that it was the 4th largest watch manufacturer in the world, having sold over 30 million. Many Tavannes models were sold using the Cyma brand, with sales rapidly rising from 1900 through the 1950's. New markets in the Far East and elsewhere gave a noticeable boost to growth. Tavannes soon struck a distribution deal with Schwob Frres of La Chaux-de-Fonds. The company continued to expand after the turn of the century.īy around 1905, daily production amounted to some 1000 watches. Tavannes Watch, Swiss Made, Stainless Steel, Long Case, Rectangular, Sub Seconds, Stainless steel, silver dial, patina, raised hour markers This is a truly special vintage high grade Tavannes Watch. Towards 1892 the company entered into a cooperative agreement with Schwob Freres of La Chaux-de-Fonds. Some of these went onto the market under the Cyma name. Forty employees, with the help of 55 modern machine-tools completed more than 40 timepieces a day.

The new workshops covered more than 1000 square meters. Further patents ensued, among them for a stem-winding mechanism and a chiming movement. In the nearby town of Tavannes he started a new company for the production of simple and complicated watches, including chronographs, an aptitude for which was proved by a chronograph patent registered in 1890.

To get on in his profession he turned his back on his home town of Le Locle and the Henri Sandoz & Co. Henri Sandoz.įrederic Henri Sandoz was in heart and soul a businessman. Click here for Cyma timepieces currently for sale.įounded 1891 in Tavannes by Tavannes Watch, F.