Vintage 70s Tenor Dorly Jump Hour Automatic 21J Burgundy Dial 42mm Gold Watch

About this watch

A bold example of the space-age designs of the 1970s. Instead of hands, this Tenor-Dorly shows the time digitally through windows in the dial: a jumping hour digit in a small window and rotating minutes visible through an arrow-shaped aperture, with a separate date window at four o'clock. The deep burgundy-red dial is signed TD Tenor-Dorly and marked "21 Jewels, Automatic, Incabloc, Swiss".

The large cushion TV-shaped gold-plated case measures approximately 42mm and has a high domed crystal and a stainless-steel caseback marked Swiss Made. Inside is a TD-signed 21-jewel Swiss automatic movement. It is fitted with a burgundy leather strap.

Brand heritage

Tenor-Dorly (TD) was a Swiss watch and movement maker best known in the 1960s and 1970s for its jump-hour, direct-read movements, which powered many of the futuristic digital-display mechanical watches of the period and were also supplied to other brands. Today these watches are collected as icons of 1970s Swiss design.

Why this one is special

• Mechanical digital display: jump hour and rotating minutes, no hands
• 21-jewel Swiss automatic movement with Incabloc shock protection and date
• Large 1970s TV-shaped case with domed crystal
• Rich burgundy dial with matching strap

Specifications

• Brand: Tenor-Dorly (TD), Swiss Made
• Era: 1970s
• Movement: Swiss automatic, 21 jewels, Incabloc, TD signed
• Display: jump hour and rotating minute disc, date window
• Case: gold-plated cushion (TV) case, approx. 42mm, stainless steel caseback
• Dial: burgundy red, signed TD Tenor-Dorly
• Strap: burgundy leather, 20mm

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition. The gold plating on the case shows heavy wear, scratches and discoloration, and the crystal shows age marks. Please study all photos carefully, as they form part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on a burgundy leather strap.

Shipping & Returns

Ships from Cairo, Egypt. Please see the shipping and returns details in this listing.