Mathey Tissot Valjoux 72 Chronograph
very rare and maybe unique chronograph watch from the 1950’s. The brand Mathey Tissot was an independent watch company back in the days. It should not be confused with the brand ‘Tissot’, although the name is very similar the companies are not aligned to each other. Mathey Tissot made some very exclusive watches back in the days. They where also closely involved by the production and development of the Breguet Type 20 flyback chronograph. There are Breguet type xx watches known bearing ‘Mathey Tissot’ on the dial, today the brand has been taken over by a Chinese investor who only produces “low budget” watches.
The watch case is made of gold and has a polygonal screw back case. The unrestored dial and blued hands are beautiful and very similar with dials from high end brands as Patek Philippe and Jaeger Le Coultre from the same era. Actually the exact same watch has been sold in the past bearing ‘Jaeger Lecoultre’ on the dial. It’s still unknown if the watch has been designed by Mathey-Tissot for Le Coultre or visa versa.
A Valjoux 72 movement is running inside. This high end chronograph movement is well known from other brands as Heuer and Rolex. As Rolex did not produced an in-house hronograph movement until 1999, they used the same Valjoux 72 movement for their well known ‘Paul Newman’ chronograph. The movement is know for it’s perfect chronograph and precise timing.
This Mathey Tissot valjoux 72 chronograph is fitted on a later gold bracelet. The style of the bracelet fits the watch very well but it could also be worn on a leather bracelet. I personally prefer to wear this watch on a leather bracelet but as the gold mesh bracelet fits the watch so well we offer this Mathey Tissot with both a leather and a gold bracelet.
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Mathey Tissot chronograph
Solid cold screwback case
Valjoux 72 movement
Unrestored dial
gold mesh bracelet (from the 1990’s)
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The watch case is made from 18k solid Rose gold. This is probably one of the first Rolex watches made in Rosé gold, the case has a massive and solid body and the condition is flawless. It bears it original crown and original fixed bars between the lugs.
Now we come on the most impressive thing of the watch. The original Radium dial with a double Swiss signature. This watch has been delivered to the French market, these watches where signed ‘Swiss Made’ as well as ‘Fab Suisse’. These double signed Swiss dials are very collectible and hard to find. Especially in full original condition.
The hands of the watch are made of blued steel and radium as well. These are the original hands although the colour of the hands have a greenish hue these are the original radium hands which are often found in military Rolex watches.
Inside the case runs a 10.5 cal hunter movement. It runs perfectly and is keeping time. As the movement is unsigned it was very difficult to find reference material. My Japanese watch friend found a similar model in steel from 1930 in a Japanese collectors book which will come together with the watch (see last picture).
Please let us know if you have any questions about this very rare and collectible rolex watch from the early 1930’s.
Rolex Double Swiss signed dress watch
18k solid rosé gold
full original condition
34mm case size
radium dial and hands
military hands
Fab Suisse signed / swiss made
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