Huguenin were a long established quality watchmakers, and the Centenaire marked their 100th anniversary.  Model reference 7038.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

Huguenin were founded in Biel in 1857, and this watch would have been produced to celebrate their centenary in 1957.  This is also supported by the movement production dates.  In 1969 Huguenin were purchased by Hamilton, as Hamilton were trying to expand upmarket.

CONDITION

When a company sets out to celebrate a significant anniversary, they usually throw what they can to the watch.  So this watch was specified to be shock protected, water proof and anti magnetic as well as having a twenty one jewel automatic movement.  In 1957 this was far from the norm.  To make it affordable the case was gold plated, but with 20 microns rather than the standard five or ten microns – there may have been solid gold versions too.  The movement was sourced from ETA, their calibre 1256, and this is still running well.  The case does have light wear and tear, but no damage.  The plating on the end of the crown has worn off.  The dial has even patina but is original and not repainted.  The minute hand is stained, but we haven’t tried to clean it as we would risk ruining the original lume material.  The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.

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​SIZE

Width with crown  35.9 mm

Width without crown  33.3 mm

Between lugs  17.5 mm

Lug to lug length  41.3 mm

Case Thickness  10.3 mm

All sizes are approximate.  The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.

Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses.  If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries.  Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us.   Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.

From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon.  By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.

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