1970's
BUCHERER (Carl F. Bucherer) Large Vintage Mens Officially Certified
Chronometer Watch -
Stainless Steel
Beautiful Condition - Bucherer Like Tiffany & Co. - 1 Year Warranty
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Beautiful Original Condition - Bucherer
Like Tiffany & Co. - 1 Year Warranty
Today's
offering features this cool and uncommon chronometer watch retailed
by Bucherer. It is pleasingly large for the era, measuring 37mm
in diameter without the crown.
For those not
familiar with the company, Bucherer was one of Switzerland 's
premier watch retailer similar to Tiffany & Co. here in the
States. Like many watches made for Tiffany, Cartier, and other
high-end retailers, the watch was made by Swiss watch firms and
privately labeled with the retailers name.
Besides having a great
look, this watch is an officially certified chronometer. For those
not familiar, it means that like most Rolex or modern Breitlings,
it has had to pass very strict tests by an independent body (the
COSC). When this watch was made far less than 1% of all Swiss
made watches were certified as chronometers.
The
watch was originally waterproof, and the automatic movement has
a semi quick-setting date. The clean white dial with retro styled
numbers is presents beautifully.
The
watch presents in gorgeous condition. It has fully original parts
down to the dial, hands, and winding crown. The case presents
as scratch-free with signs of polishing.
The movement has been freshly overhauled by a Master Watchmaker
and is keeping extraordinarily accurate time. For the finishing
touch it has been equipped with a brand new leather strap making
it ready for immediate enjoyment.
Included with the purchase is a one-year international
warranty on the movement and its function, a custom printed Connoisseur
of Time Certificate of Authenticity, and a new timing certificate
attesting to its performance.
A
rare officially certified chronometer that won't break the budget
and presents essentially like new!
Bucherer History:
Since
1888, Bucherer has been a leading retailer of luxury watch brands.
Apart from its own Carl F. Bucherer watch brand, the company represents
many other renowned brands. And with over 1300 different models
to choose from, Bucherer also stocks the largest selection of
Rolex watches anywhere.
Carl
F. Bucherer is a Swiss haute horlogerie company based in Lucerne,
Switzerland, which manufactures luxury men's and women's mechanical
watches. Since its founding in 1888, the company has been wholly
owned by the Bucherer family, making Carl F. Bucherer one of the
oldest luxury Swiss watchmakers continuously held by the founding
family.
In 1888, a businessman and entrepreneur by the
name of Carl-Friedrich Bucherer and his wife Luise opened Lucerne's
first watch and jewellery store and laid the cornerstone for a
successful family company.
FOUNDATION AND PARTNERSHIP:
His sons, Ernst and Carl Eduard Bucherer, joined the family-owned
company in the 1920s and, thanks to their wide-ranging experience,
took it even greater success. In 1924, Ernst Bucherer entered
into a particularly fruitful partnership with Hans Wilsdorf, the
founder of Rolex. He decided to include the then little-known
watch brand in its range. Today, Rolex is one of the world's most
celebrated watch brands and remains the House of Bucherer's most
important partner.
EXPANSION INTO LUXURY:
Despite the crises of the 1930s and the Second World War, the
company continued to grow and opened branches in other Swiss cities
and tourist destinations. In 1977 the third generation of this
family of entrepreneurs joined the flourishing company. Under
the direction of Jörg G. Bucherer, the company expanded to
Austria in the 1980s and, ten years later, to Germany.
In Switzerland,
Bucherer also took over the Kurz Group in 1989 and, in 2001, Swiss
Lion AG, whose main target group was tourists. That same year,
the independent Carl F. Bucherer company was founded to maintain
the Bucherer family's watchmaking tradition established in 1919.
In 2013, Bucherer celebrated its 125th jubilee and opened the
world's largest watch and jewellery store in Paris. The northernmost
Bucherer store to date opened in Copenhagen in 2016.
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Timepiece's Finer Points:
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Dial:
Signed Bucherer, white, steel retro faceted baton indices, may
be original or may be restored, presents as mint
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Crystal: Acrylic, excellent condition
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Case:
Stainless steel, tonneau, 37mm diameter (without crown - 39mm
with the crown), 42mm lugs tip-to-tip
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Band: Leather, fully stitched, padded,
brand new and unworn
We also stock lizard and a variety of others straps in various
prints, skins, and colors. Please ask us if you're interested.
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| Movement: Signed
Bucherer, self-winding, rhodium plated, shock resistant, micrometer
regulator |
Functions:
Hours, Minutes, Semi Quick-Setting Date (9pm to 3am), Sweep Seconds |
| Crown: Original,
correctly unsigned |
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Detailed
Appraisal:
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Country
of origin: Switzerland
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Retailer: Bucherer
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Year built: c. late 1960's to
1970's
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Model: Ref. 1540
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Functions: Hours,
Minutes, Semi Quick-Setting Date (9pm to 3am), Sweep Seconds
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Designed for: Men
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Case material: Stainless
steel
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Case
condition: Presents as just short of perfect mint with very
slight wear between the lugs by where the band attaches.
Protective sticker covering the back.
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Dimensions:
37mm diameter (without crown - 39mm with the crown), 42mm
lugs tip-to-tip
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Dial:
Signed Bucherer, white, steel retro faceted baton indices, may
be original or may be restored, presents as mint
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Hands:
Steel "batons", original
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Movement
type: Signed
Bucherer, self-winding, rhodium plated, shock resistant,
micrometer regulator
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Band:
Leather, fully stitched,
padded, brand new and unworn
We also stock lizard and a variety
of others straps in various prints, skins, and colors. Please
ask us if you're interested.
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Width
between lugs: 18mm
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Crystal
type: Acrylic, excellent condition
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Serviced: Yes,
freshly fully overhauled by a Master Watchmaker. Keeping
extraordinarily accurate time.
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Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art
computerized system.
Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it
for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the
business with an experienced team of watchmakers both of whom
each have over forty years of experience and a large number
of parts.
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Warranty: 1-year
international warranty. Please message us for details.
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Box/Papers: BOX
- Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS - Connoisseur
of Time Certificate of Authenticity; New timing certificate
100%
satisfaction guarantee. If you are in any way unsatisfied
with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price.
Simply notify us and send it back anytime within 30 days
after it has been received. Our goal is to exceed your expectations
throughout the buying experience. View our feedback and
shop with confidence.
Connoisseur of Time, Inc.
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.
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information to be displayed. Please Google our name and visit
our website if you would like to contact us by phone. It is
listed toward the bottom of our homepage and prominently on
each watch's listing page.
Hours of Operation:
Monday
- Friday
10am - 4pm EST
Closed Saturdays & Sundays.
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Connoisseur of Time, Inc.
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.
Phone: eBay does not allow our contact
information to be displayed. Please Google our name and visit
our website if you would like to contact us by phone. It is
listed toward the bottom of our homepage and prominently on
each watch's listing page.
Hours of
Operation:
Monday
- Friday
10am - 4pm EST Closed Saturdays & Sundays.
Our
Selling & Shipping Information:
- 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If
you are in any way unsatisfied with it, you are welcome
to return it in the condition it was sold anytime within
30 days for a full refund of the purchase price. Our goal
is to exceed your expectations throughout the buying experience.
We hope you love it!
- The water
resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed
and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We don't
recommend getting a vintage watch wet - and really don't
recommend showering or diving with it - even one that
was originally designed to be waterproof.
- We have
extensive international shipping experience. In the last
12 years we have safely shipped thousands of high value
watches around the world (to over 70 countries!).
- All items are packaged very carefully and mailed in large
reinforced shipping boxes appropriate for high value items
so you don't need to worry about your watch arriving safely.
Wait until you see how big the box is that your watch
is coming in!
(Please do remember though that while we do our very best
and have careful procedures and quality control inspections
- we will again fully re-test the proper functioning of
your watch after you pay, right before we send it to you
- from time to time
some courier workers don't handle packages the way we
think that they would want their own packages to be handled.
Watches are ultra-precision instruments, and the timekeeping
of most is governed by a small spring that is only about
1/8 the thickness of a human hair.
The vast majority of our watches arrive safely and problem
free. However at times vintage watches
and their hairsprings can be sensitive to rough courier
handling or just having a difficult trip to you.
But even on a bad day there's still good news... We offer
a full one-year warranty on virtually every watch we sell
(unless occasionally specifically stated otherwise), so
if anything happens to it in transit or goes wrong anytime
in the first year, we will gladly repair it for you at
no charge. Yes, even the older vintage watches. So sit
back, relax, and dream about the first place where you're
going to wear your new watch!
- Our official
warranty in many ways mirrors those of a number of the
watch manufacturers and covers the proper timekeeping
of the movement. It does not cover things like abuse,
being dropped, crystals, bracelets, crowns, case parts
etc. or water resistance. While we are the sole determinants
of what qualifies for warranty work.... even if you have
a problem that you don't think will qualify for coverage,
tell us about it anyway. We are here to serve and just
might be able to help you.
- Winning bidders must fully pay within 48 hours of the end
of the auction. After 48 hours the watch will be relisted.
- To be fair to all bidders, we make it our practice not
to end an auction early.
- Because of the high rate of lost items and number of fraudulent
payments, we do not sell or ship to Indonesia or Africa.
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Payment
information - we accept:
- Paypal
- Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and
Discover via eBay checkout
- Check (We have to hold the watch until
the check clears.)
If eBay doesn't calculate
your shipping and other shipping exceptions:
Domestic
shipping is normally by FedEx Ground or USPS Express Mail. All
shipments are fully insured. An estimate can be obtained by
using eBay's shipping calculator found in this listing.
International
shipments will sent via U.S. International Express Mail or FedEx
fully insured. An estimate can be obtained by using eBay's shipping
calculator found in this listing. A $5 (USD) handling fee applies
to all international orders. We will e-mail the winning bidder
at the end of the auction with the exact shipping cost.
The shipping cost to most countries
not covered by eBay's shipping calculator is $68.90 plus insurance.
Insurance charges are $1.55 for every $100 of coverage needed.
This includes the following countries:
The UK, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong,
and all other countries for which eBay's shipping calculator
does not generate a quote.
The insurance fee for certain “high-risk” countries
not in the above list is a flat rate of $50.
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