{"id":63156,"date":"2025-12-30T11:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=63156"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:23:57","slug":"tavannes-x-hermes-belt-buckle-watch-935-sterling-silver-case-manual-wound-tavannes-814-movement-from-the-1930s-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/shop\/tavannes-x-hermes-belt-buckle-watch-935-sterling-silver-case-manual-wound-tavannes-814-movement-from-the-1930s-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tavannes x Herm\u00e8s G\u00fcrtelschlie\u00dfe Uhr, 935 Sterling Silber Geh\u00e4use, Handaufzug Tavannes 814 Uhrwerk, aus den 1930er Jahren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>SPEZIFIKATIONEN<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geh\u00e4use aus 935er Sterlingsilber, 29 mm x 57 mm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zifferblattk\u00f6rper mit den Ma\u00dfen 29mm x 29mm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geh\u00e4usedicke von 9 mm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Original Krone<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uhrwerk mit Handaufzug Tavannes 814<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ANALYSE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Between the late 1920s and early 1930s, many Swiss watchmakers began developing patents for pocket, travel, or handbag watches. These featured a case composed of one or two shells that protected the dials from impacts and allowed them to rise from the case body for easy reading of the time. These were years of intense experimentation, with many major Swiss manufacturers &#8211; such as Movado, Juvenia, Zenith, Longines, Lipmann, Eterna, Tissot, and others &#8211; competing to find highly innovative technical and aesthetic solutions in this field of watchmaking. Cyma and Tavannes were also in the race, and played a leading role. On February 15, 1929, they registered the name &#8220;Captive&#8221; under registration number 69301.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This name designated a watch with a case that opened a double-pane window above the dial by pressing two special buttons on the sides of the case. It was an immediate commercial success when it was exhibited at the 1930 Barcelona Exposition. Schwob &amp; Fr\u00e8res &amp; Cie S.A., which owned the two historic brands Cyma and Tavannes, took a step forward between 1932 and 1934, developing that original patent to create a watch they still called &#8220;La Captive,&#8221; which could be worn securely on a belt for sports activities. With patent no. 662027 filed in France-Belgium, both Cyma and Tavannes began production of these special watches, which, through a single push-button located under the buckle, raised the dial at a 90-degree angle from the case. It was a huge success, especially among certain categories of athletes, such as golfers and tennis players, who could devote themselves to amateur or competitive activities, leaving their pockets and wrists free. Naturally, the distribution chains for this product were the major jewelers and prestigious retailers such as Dunhill, Cartier, and Herm\u00e8s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Das Zifferblatt hat einen hellen Hintergrund und tr\u00e4gt bei 12 Uhr die doppelte Signatur von Tavannes und Herm\u00e8s. Am Rand befinden sich arabische Ziffern im \"Pseudo-Paris\"-Stil, mit einer sehr eleganten, flie\u00dfenden und abgerundeten Schrift. Das schlichte, essenzielle Design des Zifferblatts wird durch die sch\u00f6nen rautenf\u00f6rmigen Zeiger erg\u00e4nzt, deren leuchtendes Blau aus dem im Ofen geh\u00e4rteten Metall stammt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Das sch\u00f6ne Geh\u00e4use mit seinem trapezf\u00f6rmigen Profil und der \"Mille Righe\"-Oberfl\u00e4che besteht aus 935er Sterlingsilber und wurde von einem der bedeutendsten Schweizer Geh\u00e4usehersteller gefertigt: Huguenin Fr\u00e9res. Die Werkstatt im schweizerischen Le Locle war vom sp\u00e4ten 19. bis in die erste H\u00e4lfte des 20. Jahrhunderts auf nielloverzierte Taschenuhrgeh\u00e4use spezialisiert. Sie lieferte auch die allerersten olympischen Medaillen, und ihre unverwechselbare \"HF\"-Punze - die auf der Innenseite des Geh\u00e4uses und des Geh\u00e4usebodens zu sehen ist, zusammen mit den Schweizer 935er Sterlingsilberpunzen und den Punzen, die nach Deutschland importierte Silbergegenst\u00e4nde kennzeichnen - wurde 1905 eingetragen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Im Inneren dieses au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlichen Geh\u00e4uses arbeitet das Manufakturkaliber Tavannes 814 mit Handaufzug, 15 Steinen, 18.000 Umdrehungen pro Minute und einer Gangreserve von 38 Stunden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPECIFICATIONS 935 sterling silver case measuring 29mm x 57mm Dial body measuring 29mm x 29mm Case thickness measuring&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":63158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[234],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-63156","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-watches","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tavannes x Herm\u00e8s Belt Buckle Watch, 935 Sterling Silver Case, Manual-Wound Tavannes 814 Movement, From the 1930s - The Vintageur<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SPECIFICATIONS  935 sterling silver case measuring 29mm x 57mm  Dial body measuring 29mm x 29mm  Case thickness measuring 9mm  Original crown  Manual-Wound Tavannes 814 Movement  ANALYSIS  Between the late 1920s and early 1930s, many Swiss watchmakers began developing patents for pocket, travel, or handbag watches. These featured a case composed of one or two shells that protected the dials from impacts and allowed them to rise from the case body for easy reading of the time. These were years of intense experimentation, with many major Swiss manufacturers - such as Movado, Juvenia, Zenith, Longines, Lipmann, Eterna, Tissot, and others - competing to find highly innovative technical and aesthetic solutions in this field of watchmaking. Cyma and Tavannes were also in the race, and played a leading role. On February 15, 1929, they registered the name &quot;Captive&quot; under registration number 69301.\u00a0  This name designated a watch with a case that opened a double-pane window above the dial by pressing two special buttons on the sides of the case. It was an immediate commercial success when it was exhibited at the 1930 Barcelona Exposition. Schwob &amp; Fr\u00e8res &amp; Cie S.A., which owned the two historic brands Cyma and Tavannes, took a step forward between 1932 and 1934, developing that original patent to create a watch they still called &quot;La Captive,&quot; which could be worn securely on a belt for sports activities. With patent no. 662027 filed in France-Belgium, both Cyma and Tavannes began production of these special watches, which, through a single push-button located under the buckle, raised the dial at a 90-degree angle from the case. It was a huge success, especially among certain categories of athletes, such as golfers and tennis players, who could devote themselves to amateur or competitive activities, leaving their pockets and wrists free. Naturally, the distribution chains for this product were the major jewelers and prestigious retailers such as Dunhill, Cartier, and Herm\u00e8s.  The dial has a light background, featuring the double signature Tavannes and Herm\u00e8s at 12 o&#039;clock. The periphery features Arabic numerals in a &quot;pseudo-Paris&quot; style, with a very elegant, flowing and rounded font. The simple, essential design of the dial is complemented by beautiful diamond-shaped hands, a vibrant blue resulting from the kiln-tempered metal.  The beautiful case, with its trapezoidal profile and &quot;mille righe&quot; surface finish, is made of 935 sterling silver and was crafted by one of the most important Swiss casemakers: Huguenin Fr\u00e9res. Their workshop, based in Le Locle, Switzerland, specialized in niello-decorated pocket watch cases from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. They also provided the very first Olympic medals, and their distinctive &quot;HF&quot; hallmark - which can be seen on the inside of the case and caseback, along with the Swiss 935 sterling silver hallmarks and those distinguishing silver objects imported into Germany - was registered in 1905.  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These featured a case composed of one or two shells that protected the dials from impacts and allowed them to rise from the case body for easy reading of the time. These were years of intense experimentation, with many major Swiss manufacturers - such as Movado, Juvenia, Zenith, Longines, Lipmann, Eterna, Tissot, and others - competing to find highly innovative technical and aesthetic solutions in this field of watchmaking. Cyma and Tavannes were also in the race, and played a leading role. On February 15, 1929, they registered the name &quot;Captive&quot; under registration number 69301.\u00a0  This name designated a watch with a case that opened a double-pane window above the dial by pressing two special buttons on the sides of the case. It was an immediate commercial success when it was exhibited at the 1930 Barcelona Exposition. Schwob &amp; Fr\u00e8res &amp; Cie S.A., which owned the two historic brands Cyma and Tavannes, took a step forward between 1932 and 1934, developing that original patent to create a watch they still called &quot;La Captive,&quot; which could be worn securely on a belt for sports activities. With patent no. 662027 filed in France-Belgium, both Cyma and Tavannes began production of these special watches, which, through a single push-button located under the buckle, raised the dial at a 90-degree angle from the case. It was a huge success, especially among certain categories of athletes, such as golfers and tennis players, who could devote themselves to amateur or competitive activities, leaving their pockets and wrists free. Naturally, the distribution chains for this product were the major jewelers and prestigious retailers such as Dunhill, Cartier, and Herm\u00e8s.  The dial has a light background, featuring the double signature Tavannes and Herm\u00e8s at 12 o&#039;clock. The periphery features Arabic numerals in a &quot;pseudo-Paris&quot; style, with a very elegant, flowing and rounded font. The simple, essential design of the dial is complemented by beautiful diamond-shaped hands, a vibrant blue resulting from the kiln-tempered metal.  The beautiful case, with its trapezoidal profile and &quot;mille righe&quot; surface finish, is made of 935 sterling silver and was crafted by one of the most important Swiss casemakers: Huguenin Fr\u00e9res. Their workshop, based in Le Locle, Switzerland, specialized in niello-decorated pocket watch cases from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. They also provided the very first Olympic medals, and their distinctive &quot;HF&quot; hallmark - which can be seen on the inside of the case and caseback, along with the Swiss 935 sterling silver hallmarks and those distinguishing silver objects imported into Germany - was registered in 1905.  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These featured a case composed of one or two shells that protected the dials from impacts and allowed them to rise from the case body for easy reading of the time. These were years of intense experimentation, with many major Swiss manufacturers - such as Movado, Juvenia, Zenith, Longines, Lipmann, Eterna, Tissot, and others - competing to find highly innovative technical and aesthetic solutions in this field of watchmaking. Cyma and Tavannes were also in the race, and played a leading role. On February 15, 1929, they registered the name \"Captive\" under registration number 69301.\u00a0  This name designated a watch with a case that opened a double-pane window above the dial by pressing two special buttons on the sides of the case. It was an immediate commercial success when it was exhibited at the 1930 Barcelona Exposition. 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The periphery features Arabic numerals in a \"pseudo-Paris\" style, with a very elegant, flowing and rounded font. The simple, essential design of the dial is complemented by beautiful diamond-shaped hands, a vibrant blue resulting from the kiln-tempered metal.  The beautiful case, with its trapezoidal profile and \"mille righe\" surface finish, is made of 935 sterling silver and was crafted by one of the most important Swiss casemakers: Huguenin Fr\u00e9res. Their workshop, based in Le Locle, Switzerland, specialized in niello-decorated pocket watch cases from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. They also provided the very first Olympic medals, and their distinctive \"HF\" hallmark - which can be seen on the inside of the case and caseback, along with the Swiss 935 sterling silver hallmarks and those distinguishing silver objects imported into Germany - was registered in 1905.  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These featured a case composed of one or two shells that protected the dials from impacts and allowed them to rise from the case body for easy reading of the time. These were years of intense experimentation, with many major Swiss manufacturers - such as Movado, Juvenia, Zenith, Longines, Lipmann, Eterna, Tissot, and others - competing to find highly innovative technical and aesthetic solutions in this field of watchmaking. Cyma and Tavannes were also in the race, and played a leading role. On February 15, 1929, they registered the name \"Captive\" under registration number 69301.\u00a0  This name designated a watch with a case that opened a double-pane window above the dial by pressing two special buttons on the sides of the case. It was an immediate commercial success when it was exhibited at the 1930 Barcelona Exposition. Schwob &amp; Fr\u00e8res &amp; Cie S.A., which owned the two historic brands Cyma and Tavannes, took a step forward between 1932 and 1934, developing that original patent to create a watch they still called \"La Captive,\" which could be worn securely on a belt for sports activities. With patent no. 662027 filed in France-Belgium, both Cyma and Tavannes began production of these special watches, which, through a single push-button located under the buckle, raised the dial at a 90-degree angle from the case. It was a huge success, especially among certain categories of athletes, such as golfers and tennis players, who could devote themselves to amateur or competitive activities, leaving their pockets and wrists free. Naturally, the distribution chains for this product were the major jewelers and prestigious retailers such as Dunhill, Cartier, and Herm\u00e8s.  The dial has a light background, featuring the double signature Tavannes and Herm\u00e8s at 12 o'clock. The periphery features Arabic numerals in a \"pseudo-Paris\" style, with a very elegant, flowing and rounded font. The simple, essential design of the dial is complemented by beautiful diamond-shaped hands, a vibrant blue resulting from the kiln-tempered metal.  The beautiful case, with its trapezoidal profile and \"mille righe\" surface finish, is made of 935 sterling silver and was crafted by one of the most important Swiss casemakers: Huguenin Fr\u00e9res. Their workshop, based in Le Locle, Switzerland, specialized in niello-decorated pocket watch cases from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. They also provided the very first Olympic medals, and their distinctive \"HF\" hallmark - which can be seen on the inside of the case and caseback, along with the Swiss 935 sterling silver hallmarks and those distinguishing silver objects imported into Germany - was registered in 1905.  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