{"product_id":"tissot-cadran-creme-patine-acier-34mm-petite-seconde-1956","title":"Tissot Watch Cream Patinated Dial Steel 34mm — Sub-seconds (1956) ","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 28px 0; padding: 22px 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2ddd5; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.5;\"\u003eAtelier Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eA cream dial that seventy years have speckled without altering it, crossed by a fine crosshair. At six o'clock, the sub-seconds still turns. Le Locle, 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Tissot from 1956, cream crosshair dial and sub-seconds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eTissot watch\u003c\/strong\u003e dates from \u003cstrong\u003e1956\u003c\/strong\u003e. The house was founded in \u003cstrong\u003e1853 in Le Locle\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eCharles-Félicien and Charles-Émile Tissot-Daguette\u003c\/strong\u003e, father and son, who opened a watchmaking counter there; the company became a \u003cstrong\u003efully integrated manufacture in 1917\u003c\/strong\u003e, then joined forces with Omega in \u003cstrong\u003e1930\u003c\/strong\u003e to form \u003cstrong\u003eSSIH\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remained in the hands of the family until 1971. This piece belongs to the period when Tissot was making its own calibres in Le Locle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original \u003cstrong\u003edial\u003c\/strong\u003e is its subject. Its \u003cstrong\u003ecream\u003c\/strong\u003e tone is what seventy years have laid over a light background: a speckled patina, spread across the entire surface, whose depth changes depending on the light. A \u003cstrong\u003ecrosshair\u003c\/strong\u003e runs across it — two fine lines intersecting at the center, a characteristic design of Swiss dials from the 1950s. The even hours are marked by \u003cstrong\u003elarge applied Arabic numerals\u003c\/strong\u003e — 12, 2, 4, 8, 10 — and the intermediate hours by \u003cstrong\u003efaceted dart indexes\u003c\/strong\u003e, also set in relief. The \u003cstrong\u003eminute track\u003c\/strong\u003e runs in fine batons around the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003esix o'clock\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003esub-seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e register hollows the dial, with its own hand and its own crosshair — the configuration inherited from pocket watches, which central seconds would replace in the following decade. The steel \u003cstrong\u003edauphine hands\u003c\/strong\u003e, faceted along their entire length, catch the light along successive edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe steel case measures \u003cstrong\u003e34mm\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003e10mm thickness\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e42mm of Lug-to-lug\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003efaceted, downturned lugs\u003c\/strong\u003e that follow the wrist. The Crystal is \u003cstrong\u003eplexiglass\u003c\/strong\u003e, a period material whose domed profile softens the light. The movement is a \u003cstrong\u003ehand-wound mechanical movement, Tissot 27 calibre\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the 27 family that the manufacture produced from 1936 to the early 1960s. It has been \u003cstrong\u003echecked\u003c\/strong\u003e by our partner watchmakers and is guaranteed for one year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 40px 0 16px;\"\u003eThree points to note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding-left: 16px; border-left: 1px solid #e2ddd5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; opacity: 0.45;\"\u003e01\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal cream crosshair dial\u003c\/strong\u003e — its speckled patina was born of time, never retouched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; opacity: 0.45;\"\u003e02\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplied numerals and indexes\u003c\/strong\u003e — Arabic at the even hours, faceted darts at the intermediate hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; opacity: 0.45;\"\u003e03\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn-house Tissot 27 calibre\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u0026nbsp;— hand-wound, from the family that Le Locle produced until the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 40px 0 16px;\"\u003eWhy choose a vintage Tissot?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003epre-owned Tissot watch\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a distinct place among our \u003cstrong\u003evintage watches for men and women\u003c\/strong\u003e: 34mm in diameter, 42mm Lug-to-lug and 10mm thick make up a format that wears equally well on either wrist. It is also one of the most direct entry points into post-war Swiss mechanics: an in-house calibre from 1956, a dial that has never been retouched, and a steel case, at a budget that remains that of accessible vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all our \u003cstrong\u003evintage mechanical watches\u003c\/strong\u003e, this one has been opened and checked by our partner watchmakers: movement verification, examination of the dial, hands and case. Each \u003cstrong\u003evintage watch\u003c\/strong\u003e we offer comes with an Atelier Victor invoice serving as a certificate, a one-year guarantee and lifetime guaranteed authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/montres-tissot-vintage\" title=\"Montres Tissot Vintage\"\u003eDiscover our vintage Tissot watches\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/montres-vintage-500-1000\" title=\"Montres Vintage 500 à 1000 €\"\u003eSee our vintage watches from €500 to €1,000\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 40px 0 16px;\"\u003eTechnical characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tissot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dress watch with sub-seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSerial number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37020••\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1956\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Switzerland\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, Tissot 27 calibre\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 Steel, round shape with faceted lugs, steel caseback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34mm (35mm with the crown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLug to lug:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLug width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrown:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fluted steel, not original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patinated cream crosshair, applied Arabic numerals and dart indexes, original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHands:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faceted steel dauphine, original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plexiglass (condition 8\/10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black crocodile-grain calfskin leather, not original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuckle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steel pin buckle, not original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 40px 0 16px;\"\u003eCondition and guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good state of preservation. The original dial has developed a speckled cream patina, even across the entire surface and born of time: it has never been restored. The crosshair, numerals and applied indexes remain crisp, the sub-seconds legible. The polished steel case shows signs of wear on the bezel and lugs, visible in our photographs. Crystal plexiglass rated 8\/10.\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\u003eMechanics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mechanical movement checked, guaranteed for 1 year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atelier Victor invoice, protective case\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\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 40px 0 16px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a crosshair dial?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo fine lines that intersect at the center of the dial and meet the minute track at twelve, three, six and nine o'clock. The motif comes from instrument dials and became established on Swiss watches of the 1940s and 1950s: it structures an otherwise empty surface and guides the eye toward the hour markers. Here, the sub-seconds register reprises the same design on its own scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the dial cream and speckled?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the patina of an original 1956 dial. The light lacquer evolves slowly in contact with light and air, taking on this speckled cream hue that cannot be reproduced: each dial develops patina in its own way, which makes this one unique. The only alternative would have been to refinish it — an operation that erases the trace of time and causes the watch to lose its original dial. We do not do this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Tissot 27 calibre?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hand-wound mechanical movement from the 27 family, which Tissot produced in Le Locle from 1936 to the early 1960s in numerous variants. It is a calibre from the period when the maison was making its own movements, before the standardization of the group's calibres — a point that matters to those buying a 1950s Tissot rather than a recent Tissot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Tissot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA maison founded in 1853 in Le Locle by Charles-Félicien and Charles-Émile Tissot-Daguette, father and son, as a watchmaking counter. It became a full manufacture in 1917, then joined with Omega in 1930 to form SSIH — from that point, the two brands shared an industrial structure. The family retained control until 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this piece suitable for a slim or larger wrist?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a 34mm diameter, 42mm Lug-to-lug and 10mm thickness, it suits wrists of approximately 15 to 18.5cm — a guide, never a rule: everyone wears what they like. Its downturned lugs offset the width of the case and allow it to sit flat. The 18mm Lug width is one of the most common, which leaves the full choice of replacement straps.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Tissot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820654645585,"sku":"serial:3702076","price":892.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/8576\/2597\/files\/montre-tissot-petite-seconde-cadran-creme-acier-1956-atelier-victor-1.jpg?v=1789504761","url":"https:\/\/ateliervictor.co\/en\/products\/tissot-watch-cream-patinated-dial-steel-34mm-sub-seconds-1956","provider":"Atelier Victor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}