06/10/2026
I got this Tissot this morning, and it's sold already.
Double-Signed Scherraus, St. Gallen, circa 1942
A mechanical steel wristwatch measuring 30.5 mm in diameter, featuring a two-tone salmon dial signed Tissot and Scherraus, syringe hands and its original radium luminous material. A distinctive combination reflecting the watchmaking aesthetics of the early 1940s.
The Scherraus signature connects this watch to a historic retailer in St. Gallen. Founded in 1891 as Gebrüder Scherraus, the firm specialised in watch sales and repairs, as well as goldsmithing and silverwork. Initially based in the old town, it moved to the Hotel Hecht building on Marktplatz in the early twentieth century.
In 1934, the shop relocated to Marktplatz 14, making way for the Scala cinema at its former premises. This was its address at the probable time of the watch’s manufacture. In 1991, brothers Rolf and Hansjörg Scherraus celebrated the firm’s centenary there and offered to donate trees to the city to enhance the market square. In 1998, the business was taken over by Stucky Uhren Schmuck of Bad Ragaz.
The double signature preserves the legacy of a retailer whose history spanned more than a century in St. Gallen. Together with the two-tone salmon dial and syringe hands, it is one of the principal attractions of this collectible Tissot.
Probable date of manufacture: circa 1942.
Case: steel, 30.5 mm diameter; no. 1,247,666.
Movement: mechanical; no. 302002.
At the time I was done with the small service of this watch, a young american client showed up in the shop, and bought it on the spot. Thanks, Daniel!
