Everything about CYMA Tavannes! | TiME for the VENUS movement, the Dirty Dozen and ... Doxa?!

CYMA Tavannes produced watches since the early 1900s and their gentleman’s timepieces prove to be a perfect fit for any man or woman with a taste for vintage today. Case in point is this CYMA Tavannes chronograph from the 1960s with a VENUS 175 caliber ticking inside. In this video I will tell you the story of Cyma, why it was so important and what happened to it until now.
I will also focus on the details of this watch and why a CYMA watch with a VENUS caliber is such an interesting combination.

Picture sources in chronological order of appearance:
Pictures of the 1960s Breitling Premier from:
www.breitling.com/ch-de/heritage/premier/

Picture of the Dirty Dozen watches from:
http://www.watchesofknightsbridge.com/

Picture of the Synchron AG commercial with CYMA, DOXA, Borel:
www.blommanwatchreport.com/2019/08/04/on-the-wooden-beam-cyma-sub-300t-professional/

Picture of Postcard from La Chaux-de-Fonds / Cyma from:
www.ricardo.ch

Picture of the Schwob Frères SA company sign, picture of Henri-Frédéric Sandoz and picture of Cyma commercial picture from:
http://www.uhrenpaul.eu/Uhrenseite/Un...

Picture of the Tavannes watch co factory from:
https://masterhorologer.com/2019/03/2...

Pictures of the various Cyma movements from:
www.ranfft.de

Picture of the Doxa Sub 300 T Professional from:
www.catawiki.com

Picture of the Cyma Sub 300 T Sharkhunter from:
https://watchcharts.com/

Picture of current (2021) Cyma models from:
www.cyma.ch

Picture of the VENUS 175 movement:
www.flickr.com

Picture of the VENUS SA Logo:
http://www.uhrenpaul.eu/Uhrenseite/Un...

Picture of the LEMANIA 105:
www.shop.hodinkee.com/

Picture of the Jaeger with the Valjoux 23 chronograph:
www.ebay.de

Picture of the Gallet with the VENUS 140 caliber from:
www.uhrforum.de

Picture of the Breitling TopTime with the VENUS 188 caliber from:
www.breitling.com

Picture of the Heuer with the VENUS 170 caliber from:
www.onthedash.com

Picture of the Buren with the VENUS 170 caliber from:
www.invaluable.com

Pictures of the other Cyma Tavannes chronographs from:
www.flickr.com
www.ebay.com

This video was not sponsored and the video footage stems (if not explicitly specified otherwise) solely from my own watch.

Chapters:
0:00 Why CYMA was so important!
3:30 Watch Case, Dimensions & Strap
4:55 Watch face
6:18 Caseback & VENUS 175 Movement
7:22 Price and Conclusion

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