VINTAGE 1960's 'SWISS EMPEROR' LARGE 38mm VALJOUX 7733 HAND-WOUND CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH SUPERB DIAL. 

 

THIS VERY PRETTY VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPH WAS MANUFACTURED IN SWITZERLAND SOMETIME DURING THE 1960’s, VERY NICELY CASED IN A 20 MICRON GOLD PLATED CASE. THIS IS A LARGE WATCH, MEASURING JUST UNDER 38mm ACROSS THE BEZEL (NOT INCLUDING THE CROWN) AND 46mm TIP TO TIP. 

THE BEAUTIFUL SILVERED DIAL IS SIMPLY STUNNING, IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST CONDITION ORIGINAL DIALS THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN. SIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER ‘SWISS EMPEROR’ WITH BOTH TACHOMETER AND TELEMETER SCALES, CONTRASTING POLISHED GOLD BATONS AND MATCHING HANDS. 

THE MOVEMENT IS THE SOUGHT AFTER VALJOUX 7733, HAND-WOUND WITH 45 MINUTE RECORDER. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WINDS AND SETS AS IT SHOULD AND CLEARLY NEVER HAVING BEEN IN THE HANDS OF AMATEURS. 

A GOOD QUALITY VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPH WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL DIAL, YOUR FIRST CHRONOGRAPH PERHAPS ? FITTED WITH A NEW QUALITY ALLIGATOR-GRAIN STRAP.