Vintage Endura Telemeter 2 Button Chronograph.
Swiss Made.
Yellow Gold dial.
2 Black inner Chrono dials.
Inner telemeter dials.
Black outer Telemeter Chapter ring.
Arabic 5min markers with Lume centers.
Gold with lume centers minute & hour hands.
Red sweep seconds hand.
Gold Plated Case & pushers.
Stainless steel back movement cover.
A similar Endura Telemeter sold for US $595.00.
**** THS IS A RARE FIND IN NEW CONDITION.****
Size 36mm. Strap lugs 18mm. Case width without crystal 10mm. Crystal dial cover.
Movement 1 jewel on center pinion.
Maker R Lapanouse.
Keeping very good time.
Technically this watch is a Chronograph, but is often referred to as a ' Lap Timer. The chrono upper sub dial registers 45 min increments. lower sub dial totals 6 hours.
To operate chrono pushers correctly, one must manually advance the time to 12 o'clock 'SHARP.' & also allow the seconds hand to reach the 12.
Both pushers will now be at the O position..
Press top pusher will start seconds. The bottom pusher stops it.
Once the pusher is deployed, the time advances until the pusher is depressed. It can time 45mins increments on top. Lower register 6 hours.
About this time piece. Calibre 8800.
This Endura Telemeter is most desirable in the watch collectors world. Chronometers values have been appreciating very well.
It has a NOS top quality Vintage leather strap from the 1950s/60s era. With the original price tag attached.
The Telemeter Swiss made indicated under the 6 o'clock..
Beautiful Yellow & Black clear easy to read dial..
2 round Chrono pushers..
The Telemeter Dial allows the wearer to measure distance to an event, ie, Lightning strikes or Military shell timing uses etc.
To regain correct time, refer to another time piece, re adjust using the center push pull crown. Back to normal watch uses.
This Chronograph is in brilliant condition.
***NEW OLD STOCK.***
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