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Valjoux 23 Ebauche 13L Chronograph 1930's Regines Fab. Suisse Working *VGOUC
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Description Band Type: Nylon Strap Case Color: Silver Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Display: Analog Year of Manufacture: 1930-1939 Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding) Serial Number: 42737 Features: Duopush Chronograph, 12-Hour Dial, Swiss Made, Swiss Movement Style: Pilot/Aviator Gender: Men's Band Material: Nylon Brand: Regines Band Color: Olive green Water Resistance: none Face Color: Beige Age Group: Adult Case Finish: Polished Water Resistance Rating: Not Water Resistant Case Material: Chrome Plated Brass Number of Jewels: unknown Watch Shape: Round
*VGOUC = Very Good Original Used ConditionRegines: Mystery Abounds.Early 1930's aviator Valjoux caliber 23 ébauche (Similar to 13L but with some slight differences in the movement) wristwatch made by Regines of Switzerland.
In the pictures, four grid squares equals one inch (2.5 cm.)This watch is in very good original used condition. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better one anywhere. Some wear on the case. It comes with a period olive-green nylon strap. Everything works very well.Non-military snap-back model, but... was it worn in combat? Almost certainly it was.
Regines seems to be a very rare specimen of pre-WW2 Swiss watches.There is very little information about this watchmaker available online.An appraiser said that it would be very difficult to find one like it in better original working condition. An exceptionally rare watch.Here's what I know about this watch:
There are some things which could help establish a date of manufacture.-- The dial reads, "Fab. Suisse" at the 6 o'clock position, near the very bottom. (It is, in fact, quite difficult to read.)
The reason I bring this up is that Swiss watch-makers started putting the 'Swiss' mark much nearer to the manufacturer's logo on the watch face in 1936 when a French law was passed which required this. Since France was such a large market for Swiss watches, they went along with it. This is not the case with the "Swiss Made" watches made for the British market. Some Swiss watches were made after 1936 which did not respect this convention, but they did not read "Fab. Suisse".-- The hands are non-luminous. So-called 'glow-in-the-dark' watches were only developed later on, during the war.
-- The clasp is marked "16".-- The jeweled movement is Swiss and it is bereft of any writing. Only later did the makers engrave their names on the parts. Watch parts in Switzerland were commonly made for many manufacturers to use.-- The serial number is #42737 but these records are scarce. I have had no luck tracing this number.-- The watch has never been disassembled, so no markings inside the movement have been recorded.Here's what I've found out about this watch:This watch was designed for civilian aviators. It might not have been made for the military, but it is what the very first pilots would have worn. When the war broke out, many pilots were recruited into service, and they all had their own watches. When the military versions of those very same watches (but with screw-backs and crown-caps) were made for the various air forces of Europe, some of the pilots kept using their own watches, out of habit or superstition. Unfortunately, not very many of those earliest pilots survived the war, and a great many of their watches ended up fused to wreckage or lost deep in the sea. Not many of these watches were made to begin with.
It would appear that this is one of the few " 'non-military' military " watches to have survived the war.
Whether this particular example was owned by an allied pilot or an axis pilot is unknown.
_____________________________________Saving classic items from the greedy clutches of other people who might want them, in order that you may have them, instead.
Enjoy your purchase! philwrr
_____________________________________"For that which could not hinder a man from promising ought not to be admitted as a hindrance of performing."
-Thomas HobbesSHIPPING INFOUnusually high shipping costs are due to the insurance necessary to ship this item.
Tracking included. I will ship anywhere in the world.
Expect items to ship the same or next business day.
I will happily combine shipping.PAYMENT INFOSorry, but I only accept PayPal, for now.
Take advantage of the low Canadian dollar.RETURNS AND REFUNDS POLICYI do not accept returns on pre-owned items unless there is a blatant discrepancy between my listing and the item received. I will, however, do my best to ensure you are happy with your purchase.
All my items are guaranteed to be authentic or your money back.
Description
| Band Type: | Nylon Strap | Case Color: | Silver |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Switzerland | Display: | Analog |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1930-1939 | Movement: | Mechanical (Hand-winding) |
| Serial Number: | 42737 | Features: | Duopush Chronograph, 12-Hour Dial, Swiss Made, Swiss Movement |
| Style: | Pilot/Aviator | Gender: | Men's |
| Band Material: | Nylon | Brand: | Regines |
| Band Color: | Olive green | Water Resistance: | none |
| Face Color: | Beige | Age Group: | Adult |
| Case Finish: | Polished | Water Resistance Rating: | Not Water Resistant |
| Case Material: | Chrome Plated Brass | Number of Jewels: | unknown |
| Watch Shape: | Round |
*VGOUC = Very Good Original Used ConditionRegines: Mystery Abounds.Early 1930's aviator Valjoux caliber 23 ébauche (Similar to 13L but with some slight differences in the movement) wristwatch made by Regines of Switzerland.
In the pictures, four grid squares equals one inch (2.5 cm.)This watch is in very good original used condition. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better one anywhere. Some wear on the case. It comes with a period olive-green nylon strap. Everything works very well.Non-military snap-back model, but... was it worn in combat? Almost certainly it was.
Regines seems to be a very rare specimen of pre-WW2 Swiss watches.There is very little information about this watchmaker available online.An appraiser said that it would be very difficult to find one like it in better original working condition. An exceptionally rare watch.Here's what I know about this watch:
There are some things which could help establish a date of manufacture.-- The dial reads, "Fab. Suisse" at the 6 o'clock position, near the very bottom. (It is, in fact, quite difficult to read.)
The reason I bring this up is that Swiss watch-makers started putting the 'Swiss' mark much nearer to the manufacturer's logo on the watch face in 1936 when a French law was passed which required this. Since France was such a large market for Swiss watches, they went along with it. This is not the case with the "Swiss Made" watches made for the British market. Some Swiss watches were made after 1936 which did not respect this convention, but they did not read "Fab. Suisse".-- The hands are non-luminous. So-called 'glow-in-the-dark' watches were only developed later on, during the war.
-- The clasp is marked "16".-- The jeweled movement is Swiss and it is bereft of any writing. Only later did the makers engrave their names on the parts. Watch parts in Switzerland were commonly made for many manufacturers to use.-- The serial number is #42737 but these records are scarce. I have had no luck tracing this number.-- The watch has never been disassembled, so no markings inside the movement have been recorded.Here's what I've found out about this watch:This watch was designed for civilian aviators. It might not have been made for the military, but it is what the very first pilots would have worn. When the war broke out, many pilots were recruited into service, and they all had their own watches. When the military versions of those very same watches (but with screw-backs and crown-caps) were made for the various air forces of Europe, some of the pilots kept using their own watches, out of habit or superstition. Unfortunately, not very many of those earliest pilots survived the war, and a great many of their watches ended up fused to wreckage or lost deep in the sea. Not many of these watches were made to begin with.
It would appear that this is one of the few " 'non-military' military " watches to have survived the war.
Whether this particular example was owned by an allied pilot or an axis pilot is unknown.
_____________________________________Saving classic items from the greedy clutches of other people who might want them, in order that you may have them, instead.
Enjoy your purchase! philwrr
_____________________________________"For that which could not hinder a man from promising ought not to be admitted as a hindrance of performing."
-Thomas HobbesSHIPPING INFOUnusually high shipping costs are due to the insurance necessary to ship this item.
Tracking included. I will ship anywhere in the world.
Expect items to ship the same or next business day.
I will happily combine shipping.PAYMENT INFOSorry, but I only accept PayPal, for now.
Take advantage of the low Canadian dollar.RETURNS AND REFUNDS POLICYI do not accept returns on pre-owned items unless there is a blatant discrepancy between my listing and the item received. I will, however, do my best to ensure you are happy with your purchase.
All my items are guaranteed to be authentic or your money back.
In the pictures, four grid squares equals one inch (2.5 cm.)This watch is in very good original used condition. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better one anywhere. Some wear on the case. It comes with a period olive-green nylon strap. Everything works very well.Non-military snap-back model, but... was it worn in combat? Almost certainly it was.
Regines seems to be a very rare specimen of pre-WW2 Swiss watches.There is very little information about this watchmaker available online.An appraiser said that it would be very difficult to find one like it in better original working condition. An exceptionally rare watch.Here's what I know about this watch:
There are some things which could help establish a date of manufacture.-- The dial reads, "Fab. Suisse" at the 6 o'clock position, near the very bottom. (It is, in fact, quite difficult to read.)
The reason I bring this up is that Swiss watch-makers started putting the 'Swiss' mark much nearer to the manufacturer's logo on the watch face in 1936 when a French law was passed which required this. Since France was such a large market for Swiss watches, they went along with it. This is not the case with the "Swiss Made" watches made for the British market. Some Swiss watches were made after 1936 which did not respect this convention, but they did not read "Fab. Suisse".-- The hands are non-luminous. So-called 'glow-in-the-dark' watches were only developed later on, during the war.
-- The clasp is marked "16".-- The jeweled movement is Swiss and it is bereft of any writing. Only later did the makers engrave their names on the parts. Watch parts in Switzerland were commonly made for many manufacturers to use.-- The serial number is #42737 but these records are scarce. I have had no luck tracing this number.-- The watch has never been disassembled, so no markings inside the movement have been recorded.Here's what I've found out about this watch:This watch was designed for civilian aviators. It might not have been made for the military, but it is what the very first pilots would have worn. When the war broke out, many pilots were recruited into service, and they all had their own watches. When the military versions of those very same watches (but with screw-backs and crown-caps) were made for the various air forces of Europe, some of the pilots kept using their own watches, out of habit or superstition. Unfortunately, not very many of those earliest pilots survived the war, and a great many of their watches ended up fused to wreckage or lost deep in the sea. Not many of these watches were made to begin with.
It would appear that this is one of the few " 'non-military' military " watches to have survived the war.
Whether this particular example was owned by an allied pilot or an axis pilot is unknown.
_____________________________________Saving classic items from the greedy clutches of other people who might want them, in order that you may have them, instead.
Enjoy your purchase! philwrr
_____________________________________"For that which could not hinder a man from promising ought not to be admitted as a hindrance of performing."
-Thomas HobbesSHIPPING INFOUnusually high shipping costs are due to the insurance necessary to ship this item.
Tracking included. I will ship anywhere in the world.
Expect items to ship the same or next business day.
I will happily combine shipping.PAYMENT INFOSorry, but I only accept PayPal, for now.
Take advantage of the low Canadian dollar.RETURNS AND REFUNDS POLICYI do not accept returns on pre-owned items unless there is a blatant discrepancy between my listing and the item received. I will, however, do my best to ensure you are happy with your purchase.
All my items are guaranteed to be authentic or your money back.