THE ESSENTIALS

MAKE: MATHEY-TISSOT
YEAR: 1940s
CASE DIAMETER: 35MM
CASE MATERIAL: 18K YELLOW GOLD
BRACELET MATERIAL: LEATHER
MOVEMENT: MANUAL WIND

Much like Breguet (and Patek Philippe, for that matter), Mathey-Tissot produced pure precious-metal chronographs in extremely small numbers, often by commission, during the uncertain years of the 1940s and ’50s. The present example is easily one of the most beautiful watches to pass through our doors in quite some time. The simple cream dial, generous 35 mm case, square pushers, fine minute track and tachymeter scale, applied markers, and gold hands — the details would make many vintage chronograph lovers blush.