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Ebel
Ref. 5134901
A lovely and heavy pink gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with black dial, bracelet and guaranty
Estimate
CHF2,000 - 4,000
€2,200 - 4,400
$2,600 - 5,100
Sold For
CHF22,860
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Ebel
Year
Circa 1990s
Reference No
5134901
Case No
64'200'584
Material
18k pink gold
Calibre
Automatic, cal. 134
Bracelet/Strap
18k pink gold Ebel link bracelet, max length 210mm
Clasp/Buckle
18k pink gold Ebel deployant clasp
Dimensions
38mm diameter
Accessories
Accompanied by Ebel guarantee card
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The Ebel 1911 Chronograph is one of the definitive watches of the 1980s – bold, luxurious, and unapologetically maximalist.
- Founded in 1911, Ebel spent decades supplying private-label watches to other brands. The company’s breakthrough came in the late 1970s when Pierre-Alain Blum, a grandson of the founders, took the helm, transforming Ebel into one of the most iconic watchmakers of the 1980s and 1990s.
- Originally launched as the Sport Classic Chronograph in 1982, the model evolved into the “1911” line in 1986 to mark the brand’s 75th anniversary. The new name came with an updated “link” bracelet design.
- At the heart of the 1911 Chronograph is the El Primero – Zenith’s high-frequency automatic chronograph movement. Ebel helped revive this legendary calibre years before Rolex brought it into the Daytona.
- One interesting variable when it comes to these chronographs is that Ebel seems to have created them in an almost endless series of dial configurations. The present watch features a black dial with applied gilt Roman numeral hour markers, complemented by the 18k pink gold case with a matching solid-gold link bracelet.
- Founded in 1911, Ebel spent decades supplying private-label watches to other brands. The company’s breakthrough came in the late 1970s when Pierre-Alain Blum, a grandson of the founders, took the helm, transforming Ebel into one of the most iconic watchmakers of the 1980s and 1990s.
- Originally launched as the Sport Classic Chronograph in 1982, the model evolved into the “1911” line in 1986 to mark the brand’s 75th anniversary. The new name came with an updated “link” bracelet design.
- At the heart of the 1911 Chronograph is the El Primero – Zenith’s high-frequency automatic chronograph movement. Ebel helped revive this legendary calibre years before Rolex brought it into the Daytona.
- One interesting variable when it comes to these chronographs is that Ebel seems to have created them in an almost endless series of dial configurations. The present watch features a black dial with applied gilt Roman numeral hour markers, complemented by the 18k pink gold case with a matching solid-gold link bracelet.