Cyma was a brand used by Tavannes, and what should appear on his watch movement but The Dog! The Dog also appears inside the case, along with the word "Trusty". The thread is titled "Help with vintage Cyma" if you want to find it. Then, this morning (Sunday, July 17), a poster from Poland, spam01 posted a question on this message board under wrist watches about his Cyma wristwatch. Although I have seen a few Tavannes (pronounced "ta-VAHN"), and even have one of their better movements in my collection, I was completely unfamiliar with the pooch or the word "Trusty" on your watch before I saw your post. People sometimes call that "nail-set" because you can use a thumb-nail to depress the pin and hold it while turning the winding crown to set the time. The "A poussette" tells us that it is set by depressing that little somewhat guarded pin on the edge of the case, near the pendant (where it is wound). "Lepine" indicates that it is an open-face movement, winding at 12 o'clock, with the seconds hand at 6 o'clock. number, but I believe it might have something to do with identifying the movement when ordering parts according to some Swiss system. The "A" indicates the particular variant among their 18-1/2 ligne movements. al., for the diameter across the dial plate, slightly smaller than the American 16-size. It measures 18-1/2 lignes (the measure used by the Swiss, et. It appears to be a Tavannes caliber 18-1/2 ligne - A, Ref. That will also bump this up to the top (briefly) and maybe catch someone's attention.įirst, I found that your watch movement appears to be the same as one in one of my Swiss references. However, since I first read your post I have learned a few things and thought I would pass the information along to you. I didn't try to answer when I first saw it because it is really far from my primary area of interest and knowledge (American watches, particularly railroad watches).
I hope you haven't given up on this thread, although I wouldn't blame you if you had.
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