A fantastic, rare and well preserved Jardur chronograph Bezelmeter made in the early 1940s. Stainless steel waterproof case. Manual winding movement Valjoux 71. Black dial with sub registers at 3, 6 and 9, 180° scale, tachymeter scale and 24h graduation. Cathedral hands and painted radium indices. 

Plexiglas – 38,5mm diameter w/o crown – 20mm bracelet width.

What we love about it?

Simply its incredible beauty, this watch is a real synthesis of an era. An era of great discoveries, great technical leap forwards and great despair. The 1940s. 80 years ago this watch was sold making it more than a vintage watch, it is today a piece of history… that tells history. The history of aviation, the history of global exchanges (Jardur was founded as an import company for the US market), the history of watches and the history with a capital H. Above this, the watch is simply astonishing, the cathedral hands, the primitive waterproof case, the primitive rotatable bezel, the stunning glossy galvanized dial, all its technical scales…. It is just an absolute joy to behold. 

Condition report:

• Dial – The dial is in very good condition, light tropical patina.
• Case – The case is in superb condition. Looks very lightly polished.
• Movement – The movement is in very good condition.
• Overall – The watch is in superb condition.