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:Case, dial and movement signed Literature: For another single-button chronograph with enamel dial, please see I Cronografi da Polso Prezuise Memorie del XX Secolo Volume I by Paul White, page 25.
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.
From 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.