Founded originally in the 1850's the company became Revue Thommen in 1908 and were producing better than average quality watches sold in the UK under their Vertex brand, as Syren, Terminus and through distributers such a Limit. See also my blog post "The range of size 16 movements by Revue Thommen appears to be very large, but all is not quite as it seems". Most of their best movements are signed by premium makers such as Benson and Stauffer, these can be found on this page.
Although they had always had some good premium makers the Swiss really came to the fore in watch making around the time of the Great War when they over took the then dominant American industry in both quality and price performance.
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Unless otherwise stated all watches have 7 jewels are working, keep at least reasonable time for their age and wind and set correctly. Lids and bezels are secure, stay closed and where appropriate open when the button or crown is pressed. Any inscriptions, dedications or monograms (other than jewellers and makers marks) and any gold plate worn through to the core will either be shown in the photographs, described in the text or both. Movements carry a 6 or 12 month warranty as described under "Warranty info".
S878. Syren (Revue), 15J, 1919.
A quality movement by Revue and branded by them "Syren", The half plate 15 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Breguet Elinvar Sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
Ultrasonically cleaned and serviced with a new mainspring and is keeping excellent time, 12 months warranty.
The Swiss made double backed, triple hinged, case had London hallmarks for imported sterling silver and a sponsor's mark "J.J.H". It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
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S862. Neill "Terminus" (Revue) 15J, 1926.
A split plate 15 jewel movement by Revue and signed by them under the dial and branded by them the "Terminus". The Swiss Lever escapement has an Elinvar over-sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set the dial is signed by Jewellers Sharman D Neil Ltd of Belfast who are still trading.
Ultrasonically cleaned and serviced with a new mainspring it is keeping excellent time, 12 months warranty.
The Swiss double backed, triple hinged, case had London hallmarks for imported Sterling Silver, 1926 and the sponsors mark of George Stockwell (watch importer). It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal. The case has a nice set of service marks as explained in my blog post "Watchmakers service marks" which uses this watch as the example.
A split plate 15 jewel movement by Revue and signed by them on a winding gear using their "Vertex" brand. The Swiss Lever escapement has an Elinvar Breguet sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The English made triple hinged double backed case has Birmingham hallmarks for Sterling Silver, 1924 and the makers mark of A.L. Dennison. The dust cover has been signed by the retailer, "Gaydon & Sons, Kingston on Thames" It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
A slim split plate 15 jewel movement by Revue. The Swiss Lever escapement has an Elinvar over-sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set. Probably c1903, later rather than earlier.
The screw backed case is probably a nickel alloy. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
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S877. Veracity by Masters of Rye (Revue) c 1935.
A slim split plate 7 jewel movement by Revue and signed by Masters of Rye and branded the "Veracity". The Swiss Lever escapement has an Elinvar over-sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The screw backed nickel alloy case is probably Swiss made and is oversized for the movement. It is 2.26" / 5.7cm in diameter and 0.7" / 1.8cm thick. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has an excellent mineral glass crystal.
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S779. Limit No 2, 15J Masonic c1936.
A split plate 15 jewel movement by Revue for Limit and branded as their "No2". The Swiss Lever escapement has an Elinvar over-sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set. The Mason decoration would have been added to the standard watch but I have no idea when.
The English double backed case is a "Star" by Dennison in Rolled Gold. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
A quality movement by Revue branded "Sola", retailed by Janne Nilsson of Halmstad, Sweden and signed by them on the dial. The slim GT30 model split plate 15 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Breguet sprung cut compensating balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The Swiss made double backed, triple hinged, case has Swiss hallmarks for .800 silver and the German import mark - this does not necessarily mean that the watch ever went to Germany as Swiss watches often have the mark, probably "just in case". As is common with cases of this type the inner dust cover is base metal. The bezels front and back have been gilded and unusually the gilding is in very good condition. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new mineral glass crystal from old stock.
S875. Vertex Revue Railway Presentation Watch, 15J, c 1962.
A very late split plate 15 jewel movement by Revue and signed by them on a winding gear using their "Vertex" brand and their name. The Swiss Lever escapement has an Elinvar Breguet sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The English double backed case is a Dennison "STAR" grade in Rolled Gold. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
S887. Syren (Revue), 15J Half Hunter, 1918.
The Swiss made double backed, triple hinged, case had London hallmarks for imported sterling silver and a sponsor's mark "J.J.H". It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has two new crystals.
S892. Russell (Revue) 10J Solid Gold 1923.
A good size 16 movement by Revue signed by Thos Russell of Liverpool. The half plate 10 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Breguet Elinvar Sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The movement is mounted in a ring in an oversized case which is 2.14" / 5.44cm in diameter excluding the pendant and is 0.66" / 1.7 cm thick, about the same as a slim size 18. The case was made by Benson Bros of Liverpool with their mark on the pendant. the rest has Chester hallmarks for 9 caret gold, 1923 and the sponsors mark of Thomas Russell. The case excluding the ring, winder and crystal weights approximately 32 grams, worth about £375 at the time of writing. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
S896. DF&C (Revue), 15J 9K Gold, 1920.
A quality movement by Revue for Dimier Freres & Cie, DF&C had extensive watch making interests in Switzerland but this one was probably made for the London watch importing branch of the business. The split plate 15 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Breguet Sprung cut compensating balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The English double backed, triple hinged case has Birmingham hallmarks for 9 Carat Solid Gold, 1920 and the makers mark of A.L. Dennison. The case weighs 32 grams excluding the winder and crystal. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
A quality movement by Revue and branded by them "The Angus". The split plate 15 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Elinvar over-sprung screwed balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The English double backed case is a "Star" grade in Rolled Gold by Dennison. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has an excellent crystal.
A quality movement by Revue for Dimier Freres & Cie and branded by them "Selezi", DF&C had extensive watch making interests in Switzerland but this one was probably made for the London watch importing branch of the business. The split plate 15 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Breguet Sprung cut compensating balance with Double Roller. Crown wound and set.
The English double backed case has Birmingham hallmarks for Sterling Silver, 1919 and the makers mark of A.L. Dennison. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a new crystal.
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S899. DF&C (Revue) 17J, Half Hunter, 1926.
A quality movement by Revue for Dimier Freres & Cie ", DF&C had extensive watch making interests in Switzerland but this one was probably made for the London watch importing branch of the business. The split plate 17 jewel movement has a Swiss Lever escapement with a Breguet sprung cut compensating balance with Double Roller and micro adjustment. Crown wound and set.
The English double backed case has Birmingham hallmarks for Sterling Silver, 1926 and the makers mark of A.L. Dennison. It has been ultrasonically cleaned and has a good mineral glass secondary crystal and a new primary.