Technos Automatic 21 Jewels 1960’s
A quality 21-jewel Schild automatic movement which is working nicely.
33mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs.
Stainless steel back and rose gold tone head. all in excellent condition.
The lens is in good condition and scuff free
The dial is signed Technos, automatic, 21 jewels, The dial is in its original silvered finish and is blemish free.
The watch has its original arrow style hands
Raised numbers to the hours.
A new brown leather strap has been fitted.
The watch is keeping excellent time and has a reassuring positive winding action
The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company operates on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis which means that the international buyer is responsible for any import duties, taxes & customs which may be necessary to release an order from international customs. Tax and import duty varies from country to country so we recommend you check with your local tax office to see if any fees will be payable. If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping and associated charges will be deducted from any refund.
In 1900, a watch company under the name of M. Gunzinger-Hug was founded by Melchior Gunzinger at Welschenrohr in the Swiss Jura canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
The firm started manufacture of wristwatches in 1918 and in 1920, the watch manufacturing facility passed to Melchior’s son, Joseph Gunziger, and became, “Gunzinger Bros Ltd” (Gunzinger Frères SA). Joseph Gunzinger registered the trademark, “Technos,” in 1924, at the same time launching that brand as an individual company title, Technos SA.
With the success of that brand, he started to expand production of watches such that the firm became a leading employer in the area. We also know that, at least in the earlier period of Gunzinger frères, the brand name Pioneer was registered in 1938 and used by the firm; other stand-alone brand names were probably also in use by the firm. Finally, it should be noted that Mikrolisk continues to denote Gunzinger Frères SA/Technos SA as being engaged in both the production of watches and watch parts throughout the period up to the sale of the company by Joseph Gunzinger.
Condition
All watches are categorised as brand new, preloved and so on. Vintage watches are shown as they are. For new watches we use some manufacturers' promotional pictures, but any limited edition numbers shown are those of the actual watch.
What we do and don't do
Each watch is fully inspected and is working as it should: hands turn freely, the date changes where fitted, and the watch winds. To bring you great prices we do not service every watch, and we recommend you do so regularly to keep it in good working order.
We bench test each watch for timekeeping and accept a tolerance of two minutes either way. If you have any concerns we are happy to send you a TIMEGRAPH reading with a picture of your watch in test. Some of the more expensive watches have been serviced by third party specialists, and where that is the case the service record is supplied with the watch and shown on the product page.
Watches are not tested for functionality and timekeeping over longer periods of time. For this reason, long-term performance is excluded from our warranty once the returns window has closed. This does not affect your statutory rights.
We aim to supply vintage watches in the best possible condition, but some wear must be expected due to age. This is shown in the pictures supplied. Please ask if you would like more pictures of any particular feature.
