Glycine Bienne Geneve Vintage Man's 18K Solid Gold Watch
This is probably one of the nicest watches that Glycine made. 18K Solid Yellow Gold, Triple Signed, 17 Jewel, Manual Wind Wristwatch with great... more>>
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Base price with tax: $2,171
Sales Price: $1,125
Discount: $1,046
Sales Price: $1,125
Discount: $1,046
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This is probably one of the nicest watches that Glycine made. 18K Solid Yellow Gold, Triple Signed, 17 Jewel, Manual Wind Wristwatch with great looking flared lugs. The off white dial is marked "Glycine Bienne Geneve" and has raised numbers at and markers and gold hour and minute hands. The 18K Solid Gold Case is marked on the inside of the case "18K, 0.750" and has the a hallmark stamped into it. The case back has a fancy impersonalized crest, with flowers on the four corners. The number "28972" is stamped under the crest. On the mid section of the bezel under the band in the 6 position is a hallmark, however it is so small I can not make out what the markings are. The lug has a hallmark stamped into it as well. The watch measures approximately 34.02mm (excluding the crown) and 42.28mm lug to lug. Laying flat the watch is approx 9" from end to end. The manual wind movement is marked "Glycine, 18 Jewels". This is a very nice looking Vintage, Glycine Bienne Geneve 18K Solid Gold Wristwatch. This watch runs and functions properly. Condition: Movement: Clean nice, runs and keep good time. Case: Very nice overall condition with minor surface scratches and a couple of tiny nicks from age. Dial: Very clean, Only very minor patina from age. Crystal: Thick Plastic crystal with minor surface scratches. Band: Black cowhide in great shape. The Beginning: The history of a passion Since its founding by Eugene Meylan in 1914, Glycine has been producing watches at its factory in Bienne, Switzerland. Meylan was an uncompromising watch engineer who strove for perfection and nothing less. He had a profound understanding of both the market demands and the possibilities offered by the technological advances of the time. Very soon, he succeeded in producing extremely precise, small movements for ladies watches, enabling Glycine to put on the market the finest miniature movements, clad in precious gold and platinum cases, often studded with diamonds. Glycine became a supplier to the wealthy people who valued highly these works of fine craftsmanship. However, Meylan did not stop there. Around 1931, he presented to the world market a well-functioning self-winding watch, entirely of his own invention, a sensational performance that, for lack of capital, could not be exploited commercially. Some of these GLYCINE Eugene Meylan SA self-winding watches can still be found in the collectors' market. The year 1934 saw the launch of a chronometer range, a line of watches passing the exacting tests of the Official Swiss Quality Control. The depression years of the 30s and the approaching world war took a heavy toll on the company as Switzerland was cut off from nearly all its traditional export markets. Yet Glycine survived and even managed to be one of only 29 exhibitors at the Basel Fair in 1938, an annual event the firm has not missed since. Item Location AOC1070
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