1920s 14ct gold large tonneau vintage H. Moser & Co. watch

Date:            1920s

Case:            14ct gold, 34 x 48mm (excluding lugs)

Movement: Manual wind

Dial:             Champagne with black exploding Arabic numerals

Lugs:            14mm

A rare, stunning ‘Art Deco’ 14ct gold large, tonneau vintage H. Moser & Co. watch!

A 1920s, 14ct gold large, tonneau vintage H. Moser & Co. watch. The case measures 34 mm width and 48 mm lug to lug, with 14mm hinged lugs. The case marked 14ct gold and signed H. Moser. The manual wind movement is signed H. M. (Heinrich Moser), with 15 jewels and ‘pin-set’ hands. The champagne dial has fancy ‘exploding’ black Arabic numerals, with a red twelve and fine blued steel hands. The dial is signed H. Moser & Co. above the centre.

H. Moser & Co

Heinrich Moser, was born in Schaffhausen, in 1805, into a family of watchmakers. He followed the footsteps of his forefathers and learned the watchmaking trade. After making his way to Saint Petersburg and becoming the specialist for the aristocracy, he founded H. Moser & Cie. in 1828, building a factory which employed several hundred artisans in Switzerland. The watches ranged from basic three-hand watches to “grande complications”. Heinrich Moser is also well known for his involvement in the industrialisation of Schaffhausen, notably the building of the first Swiss dam featuring hydro-mechanical turbines to produce energy.