Marvin. A fine and decorative 18K gold and enamel asymmetrical openface keyless lever dress watch

SIGNED MARVIN, NO. 807597, CIRCA 1920

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Marvin. A fine and decorative 18K gold and enamel asymmetrical openface keyless lever dress watch
Signed Marvin, no. 807597, circa 1920
With nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the black dial with applied gold dagger numerals, subsidiary seconds, in asymmetrical case with black enamel decorated band, the polished bezel with engine-turned and inlaid black enamel geometrical decoration, the snap on back moulded with an abstract Art Deco motif containing engine-turned elements in various silver and gilt tinges, decorated with inlaid black and applied red enamel details, case, dial and movement signed
50 mm. wide

Lot Essay

The present watch beautifully illustrates the elegance of the Art Deco style, a movement which lasted from 1910 until 1939. The design was purely decorative and at the time seen as elegant, functional, and ultra modern.

In 1850, on the occasion of a meeting between the craftsmen and brothers Marc and Emmanuel Didisheim and an American collector, the "MARVIN" watch brand was born. The manufacture was located in St-Imier, the main sales market though the United States of America.

For a chronograph wristwatch signed Marvin see lot 347 in this auction.

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