Revue Sport Horloge

Revue Sport 
Roestvrij staal  
ca. 1940   
Mechanisch handopwind   
15 Jewels   
Uurwerk kal. Revue 56 
Swiss Made 
Ø 28 mm 

Gédéon Thommen began his watchmaking factory in 1870 in Waldenburg, Switzerland. He was an enthusiastic entrepreneur and visionary; he soon industrialized the mass production of watch parts that where interchangeable, the watch production increased so rapidly that it went from 6,000 in 1872 to 20,000 in 1875, and to a staggering 50,000 in 1883. Business was booming with 350 employees. In 1891 his son A. Thommen took over at the helm, and under his lead the firm continued to grow. The watch firm invested time and money in creating alloys that could withstand all kinds of weather influences, in jumping-hour watches, 8-day watches for automobiles and aircraft and aviation instruments. They even joint venture with Heuer to build an instrument with a chronograph movement, which came out under the name Hervue, a combination of both watch brand names.

In 1934 the first were introduced. The Revue Sport watch soon became immensely popular due to the flying stunt held above New York's Central Park in the USA. The Revue Sport watch was dropped from a considerable height and it landed fully intact. The Revue Sport watches were made of stainless steel and claimed to be water- and shockproof. They were to become the ultimate sports and army watch. Several variations were designed and the production continued till the late 1940’s. During the Second World War, Revue Sport watches were issued on a large scale to the armed forces of various countries, including the British and German armed forces.

This scrumptious Revue Sports watch, is carrying the manual wind inhouse 56 caliber Swiss movement. The untouched watch case measures 28 mm in diameter, the lugs are fixed, the case has a screw-down back, and the strap is 16mm wide. The black dial looks amazing; I love the rounding of the Revue Sport letters which are clear and unblemished. The numbers are laminated as are the blued steel hands. The second hand is painted in a fire engine red shade.