Rectangular Clams | Brevet 189190

S.H. · Feb 1, 2025

It's funny, I did not see one of these for years, and this last month I found two, plus I bought the Winton featured here.
My latest find (missing a signed cyma crown, I'll be on the lookout for one):

yala · Feb 1, 2025

S.H.
It's funny, I did not see one of these for years, and this last month I found two, plus I bought the Winton featured here.
My latest find (missing a signed cyma crown, I'll be on the lookout for one):

Very nice one! What do u think - When were these square ones produced?

Dan S · Feb 1, 2025

S.H. · Feb 1, 2025

yala
Very nice one! What do u think - When were these square ones produced?

From the styling, I'd say postwar.

naurislota · Jun 27, 2026

yala
Hello fellow clamshell-friends - someone on Instagram reached out to me with a very interesting article. He went into the (now closed) Schmitz Frêres Factory and took some pictures. Incredible. There seems to be so much stuff there! Enjoy the pictures: https://www.lost-place.ch/2021/05/08/uhrenschalenfabrik-schmitz-freres/

Syrte · Jun 27, 2026

Glad someone resurrected this thread - as it gives me a chance to share a very unique watch IMHO, a minuscule clamshell which looked incredibly sharp when I got it. All despite being from the 1940s. I can’t remember if all those pics are from when I first got it or if the inside pics were taken when I had it serviced. So I can’t tell if it was unused when I first got it, although it was my recollection despite the scratches I’m now noticing which are really not visible to the naked eye.

Enjoy.