184Σ
Eberhard
A fine, rare and large stainless steel single-button chronograph wristwatch with enamel dial and locking mechanism
- Estimate
- HK$40,000 - 64,000
HK$43,750
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Eberhard
- Year
- Circa 1940
- Movement No
- 14'742
- Case No
- 25'554
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- 40 mm. diameter
- Bracelet/Strap
- Brown crocodile leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel buckle
- Dimensions
- 40 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch has a very interesting feature; the two chronograph buttons in the band deceive the observer to think this is only a regular chronograph wristwatch, however, it is actually a single-button chronograph. The pusher at 2 o' clock is used for the start-stop-reset cycle. The pusher at 4 o' clock is in effect a slide that, when activated, stops the chronograph in its track.
Literature
Eberhard
Swiss | 1887From its earliest days, Eberhard & Co. has sought to bring innovation and precision to watchmaking. As early as the 1890s, the firm introduced a patented setting mechanism to its pocket watches, and in 1905 they introduced a digital system for reading the hours and minutes on a wristwatch. Throughout the firm's long history, they have produced high-quality chronograph watches, introducing their first chronograph wristwatch in 1919. Highly sought-after by collectors, Eberhard's first split-seconds chronograph appeared in 1939. Another key model is the Scafograph 100, an extremely rare diving model introduced in the 1950s. In 2001, Eberhard & Co. made history with their Chrono 4 model, the first chronograph wristwatch with counters horizontally arranged in one row.
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