Cyma - does anyone else like them?

Spruce · Aug 23, 2021

Well, I guess that there are plenty Cyma fans on OF but I couldn’t find a thread for the brand.

Here's my automatic - out of the drawer for a little run.

Comparatively large for this sort of watch at 35mm diameter with 19mm lugs.

bubba48 · Aug 24, 2021

Cyma, along with Tissot, is one of my preferred brand and well, here are some of them.

Not the best, but the first I bought

My wife' watch

To be continued (if you like...)

Fallout Boy · Aug 24, 2021

Great Navystars 👍 congrats!

Spruce · Aug 24, 2021

bubba48
Cyma, along with Tissot, is one of my preferred brand and well, here are some of them.

Not the best, but the first I bought

My wife' watch

To be continued (if you like...)

Is this an automatic?

rob#1 · Aug 24, 2021

Love my Cyma, wore it on date night last weekend 😁

bubba48 · Aug 24, 2021

Spruce
Is this an automatic?

No. Cal. R459

Some more

Tony C. · Aug 24, 2021

Dre · Aug 24, 2021

Very underrated brand!

spe777 · Aug 24, 2021

I'm a big fan of Cyma and their Navy Star watches. Very cool and underrated!

timesofplenty · Aug 24, 2021

just the one here, and i dig it

Spruce · Aug 24, 2021

Having started this ball rolling, I thought I might update my strap and wear this for a bit 😀

Danwales · Aug 24, 2021

My Cyma Navystars get more wear than most of my other vintage watches. Their slim profile along with excellent build quality makes them superb and elegant watches. Every watchmaker I have spoken to have had only good things to say about the way they are made.

AAAKK · Aug 24, 2021

I just have the WWW but have always thought that there's some good value in vintage Cyma

bubba48 · Aug 24, 2021

Something more

DirtyDozen12 · Aug 24, 2021

Spruce
Well, I guess that there are plenty Cyma fans on OF but I couldn’t find a thread for the brand.

Here is one I started almost 6 years 😲 back: https://omegaforums.net/threads/cyma-tavannes.30975/

Spruce · Aug 24, 2021

DirtyDozen12
Here is one I started almost 6 years 😲 back: https://omegaforums.net/threads/cyma-tavannes.30975/

I enjoyed the thread, the links and the photos but the thought that stays with me is that most of the photos of Cymas on OF are of manual wind watches, with a 40s and 50s (or earlier) appearance.
There seem to be few automatics, or 'autorotors' and even fewer that have the 60s, 70s appearance that my automatic has.
The Wikipedia article on Cyma asserts that the company is still ongoing but, unless their watches are sold under a different brand, not much evidence of this.

bubba48 · Aug 25, 2021

In 1943 Cyma launched its first automatic movement, the caliber 420, with a swinging arm winding in one direction. This movement was fitted into the square-cased "Watersport" model, for example. Another automatic is the "Autorotor" self-winding caliber 485, launched in around 1957. Thereafter Cyma used ETA calibers.
In 1966 Tavannes-Cyma ceased production and the rights to the brand name passed to Chronos Holding.
The best production ends in the 50s IMO.

My only automatic

Spruce · Aug 25, 2021

bubba48
In 1943 Cyma launched its first automatic movement, the caliber 420, with a swinging arm winding in one direction. This movement was fitted into the square-cased "Watersport" model, for example. Another automatic is the "Autorotor" self-winding caliber 485, launched in around 1957. Thereafter Cyma used ETA calibers.
In 1966 Tavannes-Cyma ceased production and the rights to the brand name passed to Chronos Holding.
The best production ends in the 50s IMO.

My only automatic

Thanks for this