WITTNAUER Small Seconds 14K Solid Gold cal. REVUE 76/1 / 1940s

— A shine aimed at the American market —

A manual-wind Wittnauer made in the 1940s for the American market.

The warm shine of the 14k solid gold case carries the air of its period and holds a quiet presence.

A solid gold Wittnauer standing for American taste in the 1940s. A luxurious 14k yellow gold case with a warm lustre. A two-tone dial with a reverse bullseye character and raised bullet indexes. Fitted with the manual-wind REVUE 76/1, made by Revue-Thommen of Switzerland. A supreme piece in which American casing history and Swiss precision are fused.

— A dial that wavers in the light —

The distinctive design reflects American taste of the day, and at certain angles the dial reads almost as a reverse bullseye.

The outer zone is matt white, the inner a grey worked back to the base.

Upright bullet indexes emphasise the imported character further.

— The beat of the REVUE 76/1 —

The movement is marked REVUE 76/1.

This is evidence that Wittnauer & Co. commissioned production from Revue-Thommen SA of Switzerland and sold the result under the Wittnauer name.

"UNADJUSTED" struck on the movement, and "NEW YORK" inside the caseback, tell us the case was assembled in the United States.

— A watch that carries history —

Swiss precision fused with an American reading of the market: a piece that concentrates the culture and aesthetics of the 1940s.

Across the decades it keeps its own presence intact.