LIP wristwatch in polished nickel cushion case.
Case number 945811.
Original silvered dial with a very beautiful natural patina.
Golden Arabic numerals in Art Deco style, typical of the period.
Peripheral railway with hour indications 13–24 in blue.
Small seconds at 6 o'clock.
Blued steel hands with original lume.
The dial is signed LIP.
Manual winding mechanical movement, gold-plated plate. Works well. Serviced in April 2026 in our workshops.
Polished nickel cushion case, snap-on back. Original fluted crown.
Soldered wire lugs, typical of wristwatches from the late 1920s.
Dimensions: approximately 32.5 × 32.5 mm excluding crown and lugs.
The case shows a consistent patina in line with its age.
New plexiglass fitted during the service.
Vintage leather strap with pin buckle.
Lip, founded in 1867 in Besançon by Emmanuel Lipmann, was the largest French watchmaking manufacturer. Churchill, de Gaulle, and Eisenhower wore Lip. The quartz crisis and the famous social conflict of 1973 marked its decline before a gradual revival from 1990.
This piece is situated in the pivotal period of the Lip manufacture, between the first wristwatches from the calibre 20.3 (1899) and the arrival of the famous T18 in 1933.
The style of the dial and case is characteristic of Lip's production during the 'Roaring Twenties', when Besançon established itself as the heart of French watchmaking.
Delivery subject to the special margin scheme for taxation. Non-deductible VAT
1 year warranty
