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Mathey-Tissot Edmond
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MovementAutomatic
Diameter42 mm
StrapGenuine leather
Reference to the founderReference codes "1886"

Edmond

The dress collection dedicated to the brand's founder

Model History

With "Edmond" Mathey-Tissot dedicates an entire collection to its own founder, Charles-Edmond Mathey-Henry — known to history as Edmond Mathey-Tissot — who in 1886 brought the manufacture to life in Les Ponts-de-Martel. The link to the founding year is also made explicit in the reference codes of individual models, which almost always begin with "1886".

The line began as a classic three-hand automatic dress proposal, aimed at male customers looking for an elegant and affordable watch, before later expanding with the automatic chronograph execution "Edmond Chrono Auto" and with the sub-line "Edmond Automatic Handcrafted," which introduces hand-decorated dials — including figurative motifs such as the dragon and the tiger — made using traditional artisanal techniques and offered at a higher price point than the rest of the brand's catalog.

Within a commercial offering often oriented toward the more affordable segment, Edmond therefore represents Mathey-Tissot's most refined and "representative" register: an explicit tribute to the brand's origins rather than a reissue of a specific historical model, built around the very idea of family heritage rather than around a single watch from the past.

Technical Specifications

Movement
Automatic (Edmond Chrono Auto: automatic with chronograph function)
Case
42 mm
Strap
Genuine leather, mainly black or blue
Dial
White, black or hand-decorated (Handcrafted line)
Water resistance
Not specified by the manufacturer for the entire line
Special craftsmanship
Hand-painted dials with figurative motifs (Handcrafted line)
Price range
Above the average of the Mathey-Tissot catalog, particularly for the Handcrafted line
Inspiration
Tribute to founder Edmond Mathey-Tissot and to the founding year 1886

Main Executions

Edmond AutomaticThree hands, white or black dial, classic dress setupcurrent production
Edmond Chrono AutoAutomatic chronograph variant, dials also in bolder tones (purple, white)current production
Edmond Automatic HandcraftedHand-painted dials with figurative motifs (e.g. dragon, tiger)current production
Fun Fact

The line's reference codes (such as "AC1886PI" or "H1886CHATPI") almost always carry the number "1886" within them: a detail that, more than a simple catalog convention, works as a silent signature of the brand's founding year on every single watch in the collection dedicated to its founder.