Tiffany watch in 14k solid yellow gold with caliber 220 from the 50’s

Dressy Tiffany watch in 14k solid yellow gold with caliber 220 from the 50’s

Dressy Tiffany watch with round creamy dial with gold batons for hours. The watch has a black outer ring marking the minutes. The hands for hour, minute are in gold with stick design. At 6 o’clock is engraved “Automatic”. It is a gold case with engraved outside “Joseph H Bedford from Roseland 1897 – 1947” and inside “Movado Factories Switzerland – 14K - .585 – 229135 – 46116”. The lugs are very stylish with a pure 1950’s design. The watch has an automatic Movado movement with caliber 220 with 17 jewels. The watch comes with a NOS brown crocodile strap. Very desirable collectible timepiece.

History

Charles Lewis Tiffany and a friend opened the company and store in 1837 in New York. First he was selling gifts and writing articles. In 1902, he died and left an estate of $35 million. During his living existence, he developed his lines of silverware, jewelry and also watches. For example in 1845, Norbert Antoine de Patek provided watches to Tiffany. In 1861, the company opened an office in Geneva and in 1872 a plant to produce their own watches that it closed four years later. Following the closing of the plant, pocket watches were mostly provided by Patek Philippe. In the early twenty centuries, other brands like Audemars Piguet received orders from Tiffany. Today, Tiffany is a public company at the New York stock exchange and it represents one of the leading brand of the luxury industry.

Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber Movado 220 and with 17 jewels and 18,000 A/h. Power reserve is around 40 hours. The watch has the bumper automatic system.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 34mm


Length including lugs: 41mm