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LEROY ,SWISS, AUTOMATIC ,COLLECTORS, ONCE A LIFE OFFER,DONT MISS,NOS
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Description Condition: New with tags: A brand-new, unused, and unworn item (including handmade items) in the original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: leroy Band Color: Black Gender: Men's Case Size: 35mm Features: Water Resistant Lug Width: 18mm Movement: Mechanical (Automatic) Style: CLASSIC Display: Analog Age Group: Adult Case Material: Sterling Silver Model: Leroy Face Color: Silver Country/Region of Manufacture: Swaziland Band Material: Leather Age: Retro (1984-1999)
The-Diamonds-Company. Ebay seller since 2003. LEROY ,SWISS, AUTOMATIC ,COLLECTORS, ONCE A LIFE OFFER,DONT MISS,NOS
PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL WATCH. THE WATCH IS IN A PERFECT WORKING ORDER. THE CASE AS SIGHNS OF DAMAGE ON THE BACK, AS SEEN, BECOUSE IT WAS IN A BANK SAFE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. THIS IS THE ITEM YOU ARE GOING TO GET ,SO PLEASE LOOK A THE PICTURES. THE WATCH WAS SERVED AND CHECKED ,BEFORE ABOUT ONE YEAR. THE ONLY PART IN THIS WATCH THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL, IS THE STRAP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
ABOUT:LeroyTHE ERA OF THE ROYAL WATCHMAKERS IN THE TWILIGHT YEARS OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTBasile Le Roy (1731 - † Year XI of the French Republican Calendar),
the origins of the first dynastyThe Age of Enlightenment was a time of incredibly rich discoveries. Scholars, philosophers and artists shared and compared their ideas and worldviews. Theirs was a new "enlightened" perspective and they brought about great changes in the cultural and scientific understanding of the peoples and Royal Courts of Europe. France and England played leading roles in this profound social transformation and relied on the greatest minds in every field to increase their influence and supremacy.Deeply immersed in this profusion of innovative ideas, Basile Le Roy, a very young man aged just 16 at the time, arrived at the workshops of Joseph Quétin, Master Watchmaker in the Paris Corporation, in the spring of 1747. With the prestigious intellectual backing of Pierre Le Roy, he signed an apprenticeship contract for a period of eight years. Little did he know that he would be caught up in one of the most glorious adventures in watchmaking history.The founders of the legendary company, Julien and Pierre Le Roy, are veritable stars in the firmament of French watchmaking Basile, an orphan whose father was a woodcutter, bore a surname already etched at the very top of the list of watchmakers of genius by Julien (1686-1759) and Pierre Le Roy (1717-1785), both Watchmakers to the King. Julien was renowned for having developed, amongst other things, the first watch able to mark seconds, but more generally he is credited with synthesising the best of two rival watchmaking cultures: French and British. For his part, his son Pierre is seen as one of the fathers of modern chronometry. His work would play a crucial role in the race being run by Europe's various monarchies towards mastery of time at sea, enabling the precise and fail-safe determination of longitude. President of the Parisian Corporation, Pierre enjoyed great renown, despite his very reserved character. In 1776 he was offered a pension and comfortable lodgings by the King, in recompense for his efforts in the field of research and for the two decades he had spent developing his famous marine chronometers.To give a better idea of the stature of the man and the importance of the name Le Roy in the microcosm of recognised watchmakers at that time, here is a short extract from the glowing homage belatedly paid to Pierre Le Roy by Ferdinand Berthoud in 1802:"... he was the most illustrious of the watchmakers to have honoured or enriched France..."The annals of French watchmaking history include an impressive number of watchmakers bearing the names "Le Roy" or "Leroy": several dozen between the 17th and 19th centuries. The House we represent claims no direct family link to some of these illustrious Le Roy forebears (Julien and Pierre for example). However, the technical heritage and the handing down of expertise are often thought to be beyond doubt, so close was the collaboration between members of the corporation. The signature of Pierre Le Roy at the bottom of Basile's apprenticeship contract (carefully preserved in our archives), is proof of this. The footnotes of history record that Pierre died heirless in 1785, the year in which (Basile)-Charles, the son of Basile, founded the company under the arcades of the Galerie de Pierre in the Palais-Royal.(Basile)-Charles Le Roy, son of Basile, founder of the company in 1785 (Basile)-Charles Le Roy was the watchmaker behind today's company. Accredited as a Master Watchmaker while still a young 20 year-old, he was thus entitled to open a shop and an "official" workshop, which he did with his father's help, in the Palais-Royal, recently opened to traders. Towards 1790, in a France rocked by revolutionary tumult, his name with its regal overtones and his commercial links to the monarchy obliged him to use the anagram "Elyor" on some of his pieces. During the period known as the Terror, around 1793, he went as far as to fictitiously sell his company to an employee of his named Cachard, repurchasing it after Thermidor (the 11th month in the Republican calendar). By 1794, the political tension was beginning to subside. The quality of the timepieces produced in the workshops of the Palais-Royal was quickly recognised by the new leaders in the capital. The House's reputation for excellence was forever sealed during the last five years of the century and pieces by Le Roy (very clearly inspired by those of Breguet) were presented at the Parisian Exhibition in the year VI (1798)shipping via ems ,door to door, 7-14 days to arrive.
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| Condition: | New with tags: A brand-new, unused, and unworn item (including handmade items) in the original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | leroy |
| Band Color: | Black | Gender: | Men's |
| Case Size: | 35mm | Features: | Water Resistant |
| Lug Width: | 18mm | Movement: | Mechanical (Automatic) |
| Style: | CLASSIC | Display: | Analog |
| Age Group: | Adult | Case Material: | Sterling Silver |
| Model: | Leroy | Face Color: | Silver |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Swaziland | Band Material: | Leather |
| Age: | Retro (1984-1999) |
The-Diamonds-Company. Ebay seller since 2003.
PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL WATCH. THE WATCH IS IN A PERFECT WORKING ORDER. THE CASE AS SIGHNS OF DAMAGE ON THE BACK, AS SEEN, BECOUSE IT WAS IN A BANK SAFE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. THIS IS THE ITEM YOU ARE GOING TO GET ,SO PLEASE LOOK A THE PICTURES. THE WATCH WAS SERVED AND CHECKED ,BEFORE ABOUT ONE YEAR. THE ONLY PART IN THIS WATCH THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL, IS THE STRAP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
ABOUT:LeroyTHE ERA OF THE ROYAL WATCHMAKERS IN THE TWILIGHT YEARS OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTBasile Le Roy (1731 - † Year XI of the French Republican Calendar),
the origins of the first dynastyThe Age of Enlightenment was a time of incredibly rich discoveries. Scholars, philosophers and artists shared and compared their ideas and worldviews. Theirs was a new "enlightened" perspective and they brought about great changes in the cultural and scientific understanding of the peoples and Royal Courts of Europe. France and England played leading roles in this profound social transformation and relied on the greatest minds in every field to increase their influence and supremacy.Deeply immersed in this profusion of innovative ideas, Basile Le Roy, a very young man aged just 16 at the time, arrived at the workshops of Joseph Quétin, Master Watchmaker in the Paris Corporation, in the spring of 1747. With the prestigious intellectual backing of Pierre Le Roy, he signed an apprenticeship contract for a period of eight years. Little did he know that he would be caught up in one of the most glorious adventures in watchmaking history.The founders of the legendary company, Julien and Pierre Le Roy, are veritable stars in the firmament of French watchmaking Basile, an orphan whose father was a woodcutter, bore a surname already etched at the very top of the list of watchmakers of genius by Julien (1686-1759) and Pierre Le Roy (1717-1785), both Watchmakers to the King. Julien was renowned for having developed, amongst other things, the first watch able to mark seconds, but more generally he is credited with synthesising the best of two rival watchmaking cultures: French and British. For his part, his son Pierre is seen as one of the fathers of modern chronometry. His work would play a crucial role in the race being run by Europe's various monarchies towards mastery of time at sea, enabling the precise and fail-safe determination of longitude. President of the Parisian Corporation, Pierre enjoyed great renown, despite his very reserved character. In 1776 he was offered a pension and comfortable lodgings by the King, in recompense for his efforts in the field of research and for the two decades he had spent developing his famous marine chronometers.To give a better idea of the stature of the man and the importance of the name Le Roy in the microcosm of recognised watchmakers at that time, here is a short extract from the glowing homage belatedly paid to Pierre Le Roy by Ferdinand Berthoud in 1802:"... he was the most illustrious of the watchmakers to have honoured or enriched France..."The annals of French watchmaking history include an impressive number of watchmakers bearing the names "Le Roy" or "Leroy": several dozen between the 17th and 19th centuries. The House we represent claims no direct family link to some of these illustrious Le Roy forebears (Julien and Pierre for example). However, the technical heritage and the handing down of expertise are often thought to be beyond doubt, so close was the collaboration between members of the corporation. The signature of Pierre Le Roy at the bottom of Basile's apprenticeship contract (carefully preserved in our archives), is proof of this. The footnotes of history record that Pierre died heirless in 1785, the year in which (Basile)-Charles, the son of Basile, founded the company under the arcades of the Galerie de Pierre in the Palais-Royal.(Basile)-Charles Le Roy, son of Basile, founder of the company in 1785 (Basile)-Charles Le Roy was the watchmaker behind today's company. Accredited as a Master Watchmaker while still a young 20 year-old, he was thus entitled to open a shop and an "official" workshop, which he did with his father's help, in the Palais-Royal, recently opened to traders. Towards 1790, in a France rocked by revolutionary tumult, his name with its regal overtones and his commercial links to the monarchy obliged him to use the anagram "Elyor" on some of his pieces. During the period known as the Terror, around 1793, he went as far as to fictitiously sell his company to an employee of his named Cachard, repurchasing it after Thermidor (the 11th month in the Republican calendar). By 1794, the political tension was beginning to subside. The quality of the timepieces produced in the workshops of the Palais-Royal was quickly recognised by the new leaders in the capital. The House's reputation for excellence was forever sealed during the last five years of the century and pieces by Le Roy (very clearly inspired by those of Breguet) were presented at the Parisian Exhibition in the year VI (1798)shipping via ems ,door to door, 7-14 days to arrive.