RARE CYMA BY TAVENNESS MENS WRISTWATCH-RUNS PERFECTLY. 

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PERFECT RUNNING CONDITION-EXTREMELY ACCURATE-MENS LARGE OLD VINTAGE SWISS CYMA 1940s SQUARE TANK WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK LEATHER 2 Pc. STRAP.  

CYMA (which was made by) TAVANNES WATCHES, WAS 1 OF THE 1ST OF A FEW SWISS COMPANIES THAT UP UNTIL THE 50s PRODUCED MOST OF IT'S MOVEMENTS. SHWOB FR'ERES HAD EXTENSIVE CONTACTS FOR SALES & MARKETING WHICH WAS USED TO SELL THE PRODUCTS OF THE NEW COMPANY.  THE BRAND "CYMA" WAS CREATED FOR THIS PURPOSE. SHWOB FR'ERES CREATED THE NAME "CYMA" AS A BRAND NAME FOR TAVANNES WATCHES SOLD THROUGH THE SHWOB FR'ERES NETWORK.  THE TAVANNES WATCH COMPANY ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP. TAVANNES STOPPED ALL IN HOUSE PRODUCTION IN 1966 WHICH SHORTLY AFTER WAS BOUGHT OUT CHRONOS HOLDINGS. 

FOR SALE IS A EARLY 1950s CYMA (then a brand name for Tavannes) MEN'S LARGE SQUARE FANCY LUGS TANK WATCH. IT IS RUNNING GREAT. THE MOVEMENT IS PERISTINE. THE CASE IS 10K PLATED. (which stamped on the on the beveled edge of the case back). (Although it is men's watch, many women are wearing these old men's tank watches which has become the "in thing" in todays fashion industry. THE WATCH HAS 2 pc. BLACK LEATHER STRAP WITH A GOLD BUCKLE. THE MOVEMENT IS SIGNED "CYMA WATCH CO. SERIAL # 199140 - SWISS- 17 JEWELS. THE ENTIRE CASE IS 10K GOLD FILLED WHICH ORIGINAL TO THE MOVEMENT.  THE CASE BACK IS SIGNED ON THE INSIDE "CYMA" 865468.  MEASUREMENTS: WATCH: 1-9/16" Long x 1-1/32" WIDE (excluding the crown). INCLUDING THE CROWN IT MEASURES 1-3/32" Wide. INSIDE LUG WIDTH: 17mm TO 17.5mm Wide. IT HAS FANCY CASE BACK, WITH EDGES ANGLED. WHEN IT WAS 1ST PURCHASED NEW, THE OWNER HAD THE BACK CASE ENGRAVED IN FANCY LETTERS; "To Joe with love Etta 25th Anniv" THE DIAL IS 2 TONE, (DIVIDED INTO 4 SECTIONS (satin & white squares) WITH GOLD ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE 12, 3, 6, & 9 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. THE OTHER HOURS ARE GOLD SQUARE HOUR MARKERS.IT HAS GOLD HANDS WITH A SMALL SUB SWEEP 2ND HAND ON THE BOTTOM.  THE BLACK LEATHER STRAP IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE WATCH.              

THE WATCH WAS IN VELVET LINED BAKELITE WATCH CASE. IT WAS INSIDE MY LATE FATHERS BANK SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX.  HE SPENT HIS SPARE TIME & MORE IN SEARCH OF RARE & FINE SWISS WATCHES, JEWELRY & RARE COINS. HIS FATHER, (MY LATE GRANDFATHER) WAS SUCCESSFUL JEWELER IN NEWRAK, NJ. AND ASBURY PARK N.J. UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY AT THE YOUNG AGE OF ABOUT 64 YEARS OLD YEARS OLD WHEN I WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS OR SO. .  

THE WATCH WILL BE EXTREMELY PACKAGED, DOUBLE BOXED WITH EXTRA SAFETY PROTECTION MATERIALS TO ASSURE A SAFE FAST DELIVERY. 

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