My Renis mystery watch!! If you've heard of this brand, please let me know. Online info says it's an Argentinian company that imported Swiss movements. I can't find anything on the movement (782-1) or it's approximate age
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Steven M Gribben
I find old watches at flea markets and auctions then try to bring them back to life with varying degrees of success. I look at them as puzzles then try to solve them using common sense, logic and the...
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Renis a brand of Aetos Watch SA / Ed. Heimerdinger & Cie., founded in Geneva in 1958.
If you pop the back, picture of the movement would be nice.
I’ve see some rumblings online that some models could have Tissot movements: the 782-1 is a 17J Tissot hand-winder which was launched in the early 1970s, so that dates your watch (and style with TV-esque case). Renis also made a few nice chronographs.
Renis a brand of Aetos Watch SA / Ed. Heimerdinger & Cie., founded in Geneva in 1958.
If you pop the back, picture of the movement would be nice.
I’ve see some rumblings online that some models could have Tissot movements: the 782-1 is a 17J Tissot hand-winder which was launched in the early 1970s, so that dates your watch (and style with TV-esque case). Renis also made a few nice chronographs.
It is a rather plain movement, but it gets the job done. Other than the 782-1, I don't see any markings related to Tissot, but using your input, I googled it and found some matches😊
Thanks Chris! You're a good man 👍
yep… Tissot 782-1.
I know of an Excalibur with the 782-1, so these seem to have been made available to other brands to build “jobbers”.
Hopefully mystery solved?