DESCRIPTION:

STUNNING VINTAGE NAPPEY WATCH, A TRUE 1950s French watchmaking piece. THIS MODEL IS PARTICULARLY STYLISH AND HAS A HIGH QUALITY DETAILED DIAL MADE IN FRANCE

TECHNICAL FEATURES:

  • BRAND: NAPPEY (BESANÇON, FRANCE)

  • BASE DIAMETER: 30MM (WITHOUT WINDING)

  • MOVEMENT: MANUAL WINDING MECHANICAL (FRENCH CUPILLARD TYPE CALIBER)

  • SPECIFICS: ANTI-SHOCK, ANCHOR 15 JEWELS

  • CONDITION: VINTAGE WATCH IN GREAT OVERALL CONDITION, WORKING, AUTHENTIC DIAL PATINA.

DETAILED DIAL DESCRIPTION: THE DIAL IS A MARVEL OF VINTAGE DETAIL AND STYLE. IT FEATURES:

  • GOLD EMBOSSED SCONCES: INDEXES AND NUMERALS ARE GOLD IN COLOR AND SLIGHTLY EMBOSSED, GIVING THE DIAL BEAUTIFUL DEPTH AND RESPONDING BEAUTIFULLY TO LIGHT.

  • TEXT INSCRIBED ON DIAL:

    • IN 12 O'CLOCK: "NAPPEY" (WITH UNIQUE LOGO), "BESANÇON", "SHOCKPROOF"

    • ABOVE 6 O'CLOCK: "15 JEWEL ANCHOR"

  • SMALL SECOND AT 6PM: A DEDICATED SECONDS DISPLAY SUBDIAL IS LOCATED IN THE 18 O'CLOCK POSITION (OR 6 O'CLOCK ON A CLASSIC DIAL).

  • LUMINOUS INTERNAL DIAL (HISTORICAL): THE MAIN DIAL CONTAINS AN INTERNAL DIAL WITH DOTS THAT HAD A LUMINOUS MATERIAL AT THE TIME TO READ THE TIME IN THE DARK. (ALTHOUGH THIS FEATURE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE TODAY).

THE LITTLE STORY OF THE NAPPEY BRAND: FOUNDED IN 1946 BY JULES NAPPEY, THE BRAND HAILS FROM BESANÇON, THE HISTORIC CAPITAL AND BEATING HEART OF FRENCH WATCHMAKING. 

IN THE 1950S AND 1960S, NAPPEY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A BENCHMARK OF RELIABILITY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 

THE BRAND IS ALSO FAMOUS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT FOR BEING ONE OF THE ICONIC SPONSORS OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE BETWEEN 1957 AND 1960, USING THE REQUIREMENT OF THE LARGE BUCKLE TO PROVE THE ROBUSTNESS OF ITS MECHANISMS. WEARING A NAPPEY IS WEARING A PIECE OF FRENCH INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, AT A TIME WHEN WATCHMAKING CRAFTSMANSHIP WAS AT THE PINNACLE OF ITS ART.

WHY BUY IT? THIS WATCH IS IDEAL FOR VINTAGE COLLECTORS OR LOVERS OF FRENCH WATCHMAKING HISTORY. ITS COMPACT SIZE AND REFINED DIAL MAKE IT A STYLISH AND AUTHENTIC ACCESSORY.

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