{"product_id":"montre-huma-vintage-tonneau-cadran-secteurs-nos-1940s","title":"Huma Vintage Watch Tonneau — NOS Sector Dial (1940s) ","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn tonneau sector dial, never worn or distributed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Huma watch is distinguished first and foremost by its \u003cstrong\u003etonneau case\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose sides are cut into facets and whose prominent right-angled lugs set the strap away from the case middle. It is an angular, entirely geometric design that post-war production gradually abandoned in favor of round shapes. The brushed metal case is topped with a chrome-plated bezel and closed by a snap-on stainless steel caseback — the standard construction of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also \u003cstrong\u003enew old stock\u003c\/strong\u003e: from an undistributed watchmaker's stock, it was never worn or sold to an end customer, and comes to us with its original tag still attached to the strap. After nearly eighty years in storage, it shows a few minor imperfections related to transport and storage, visible in our photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial answers the case with the same geometric logic. It is a \u003cstrong\u003esector dial\u003c\/strong\u003e, a design inherited from the interwar period: the beige champagne surface, executed in two tones, is divided into concentric zones by printed lines — a railway minute track around the edge, a chapter ring bearing the Arabic numerals, then a raised central reserve carrying the \u003cem\u003eHUMA\u003c\/em\u003e signature. The twelve, three, and nine are emphasized in relation to the other numerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sub-seconds register, at six o'clock, is circled by a printed line and graduated in tens. The baton hands in \u003cstrong\u003eblued steel\u003c\/strong\u003e provide the only note of color — a blueing obtained by heat treatment, whose hue is in the metal and does not flake. The hand-wound mechanical movement has been serviced and is functioning properly, with a rate measured on the timegrapher at approximately forty seconds per day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuma is a watch brand founded in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, in the 1920s. The town is so close to Genève that it is almost a suburb of it, and production was carried out in Switzerland — to the point that the company name became Huma Genève. The firm first produced watches intended mainly for women, before expanding its catalog by relying on third-party movements. It continued its activity until the mid-1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThree points to note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase tonneau with faceted sides\u003c\/strong\u003e — faceted flanks and prominent right-angled lugs, a geometry that later production abandoned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChampagne sector dial\u003c\/strong\u003e — concentric zones drawn in fine lines on a two-tone ground, a design inherited from the interwar period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNever worn or distributed\u003c\/strong\u003e — from a watchmaker's stock, it comes to us with its original tag attached to the strap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy choose a vintage mechanical watch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuying a \u003cstrong\u003evintage watch\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than a contemporary reissue gives access to a graphic vocabulary that current production reproduces only as pastiche. The sector dial is an example of this: printed with the means of its time, it displays a fineness of line that reissues struggle to recapture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watch occupies a distinct place among \u003cstrong\u003emen's and women's vintage watches\u003c\/strong\u003e: its 23mm by 37mm Lug-to-lug format corresponds to that of mid-century wristwatches, wearable equally by both. \u003cstrong\u003eSmall vintage watches\u003c\/strong\u003e  are now experiencing a marked revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all our \u003cstrong\u003evintage mechanical watches\u003c\/strong\u003e, this one has been opened and inspected by our watchmakers: movement verification, examination of the dial, hands, and case. Every \u003cstrong\u003evintage watch\u003c\/strong\u003e we offer comes with an invoice Atelier Victor serving as a certificate, a one-year warranty, and guaranteed lifetime authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/montres-vintage-collection-occasion-luxe\"\u003eDiscover all our vintage watches\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/montres-vintage-500-1000\"\u003eView our vintage watches between €500 and €1000\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dress watch tonneau with sector dial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e française brand from Annemasse, Swiss production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGender:\u003c\/strong\u003e Men's and women's watch (Unisex)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-wound mechanical, serviced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunctions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hours, minutes, sub-seconds at 6 o'clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brushed-finish metal, tonneau shape with clipped corners and square lugs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBezel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chrome-plated metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase back:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stainless steel, snap-on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23mm (including the crown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLug to lug:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLug width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrown:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flat, original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two-tone beige champagne sector dial, Arabic numerals with emphasis on 12, 3, and 9, railway minute track, original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHands:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blued steel baton hands, original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plexi (condition 9\/10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown leather lamella strap, original, light wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuckle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original steel pin buckle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition and warranty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New old stock, never worn or distributed, with its original tag attached to the strap. The sector dial is intact, its lines and numerals perfectly crisp, the sub-seconds register unaltered. The blued hands have retained their hue. The case shows micro-imperfections related to nearly eighty years of transport and storage, visible in our photographs. The original lamella strap shows light wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not guaranteed (vintage watch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lifetime guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMechanical:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serviced movement, rate measured on a timegrapher at approximately 40 seconds per day, guaranteed for 1 year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Invoice Atelier Victor, original tag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot included:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original box and papers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Huma?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHuma is a watchmaking brand founded in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, in the 1920s. The town lies on the doorstep of Genève, and production took place in Switzerland — the company name in fact became Huma Genève. The house initially produced mainly ladies' watches, before expanding its catalogue with movements from third-party suppliers. Its activity continued until the mid-1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is meant by a tonneau case?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe term refers to a rectangular shape whose sides are curved or chamfered, to be distinguished from the cushion shape, which begins from a square. On this watch, the chamfers are faceted and the lugs form projecting right angles that set the strap away from the caseband. This geometry belongs to the vocabulary of the first half of the twentieth century and virtually disappeared from regular production afterwards, in favour of round cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does “new old stock” mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt means the watch has never been worn nor sold to an end customer. It comes from a watchmaking stock that was never distributed, and reaches us with its original tag still attached to the strap. The dial is in the condition in which it left the atelier. The case, however, shows micro-imperfections linked to nearly eighty years of transport and storage, which we note and photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow accurate is this watch?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hand-wound mechanical movement has been disassembled, cleaned and adjusted, and its rate measured on a timegrapher at approximately forty seconds per day. This is a normal figure for a serially produced movement from this period, designed at a time when a daily deviation of this order was considered acceptable. One should therefore expect to reset the watch regularly: this is a watch worn for what it is, not to compete with a quartz watch. Finer adjustment remains possible with a watchmaker, within the limits allowed by the calibre's architecture. The movement is guaranteed for one year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor what wrist size is this watch suitable?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a case 23mm wide and 37mm Lug-to-lug, this is the format of mid-century wristwatches: ideally worn on a slender to medium wrist, where its angular lugs elongate the silhouette beyond what the width might suggest, while remaining discreet under a cuff at 8.8mm thick. That said, a watch is also a matter of style: depending on personal taste and the look sought, this piece can be worn equally well by a man or a woman, on all kinds of wrists. The measurement is only a guide, never a rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Huma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54678879797585,"sku":null,"price":861.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/8576\/2597\/files\/VD_06283.jpg?v=1787687155","url":"https:\/\/ateliervictor.co\/en\/products\/huma-vintage-tonneau-watch-nos-sector-dial-1940s","provider":"Atelier Victor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}