Wittnauer Revue tank – 14K YG – Cal Revue 76 - Serviced

Collectible Wittnauer Revue Tank with a square tapestry cream dial and gold Arabic numerals and batons for each hour. Below Wittnauer is engraved “Revue”. The watch has a sub dial at 6 o’clock for the seconds. The watch has gold stick hands. Absolutely beautiful preeminent lugs that make the entire design and look of the watch. It is a 14K yellow gold back case with engraved outside “14KT Gold – Rusco 5 Years Service” and inside Wittnauer New York Geneva Montreal – 14K gold – 124C15 – 455304”. The watch comes with a Revue manual movement with caliber 76 and 17 jewels. The watch comes with a brown crocodile strap. Width between lugs is 20mm. The watch has been serviced.

History

Eugene Robert and Albert Wittnauer came to the United States around 1845. In 1868, the company is founded and start to import Swiss watches in the US and then Canada in acting as an agent for brands such as Audemars Piguet, Angelus and Longines, however, it became the exclusive sales agent of Longines in 1880 for 114 years. In addition to the watches of these manufacturers, the dealership also offered wristwatches under its own signature. In 1936, the Wittnauer Co. was sold by the family and renamed the Longines-Wittnauer Co. Since 2001, the brand belongs to the Bulova Corporation.

Technical details

Revue manual movement with caliber 76, 17 jewels and 18,000 A/h. The power reserve is approximately 34 hours. The movement was produced around the 1950’s and 1960’s. The movement has been serviced. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 25mm


Length including lugs: 40mm