Claude Bernard Watch Age Determination
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Background on the Claude Bernard brand
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Claude Bernard is a Swiss watch brand , active since the 1970s.
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Belongs to Eberhard & Co. / later independent production in the Jura region (today part of Adolf & Co. AG )
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Focus:
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classic Swiss-made watches
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Quartz & mechanical ETA/Sellita movements
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affordable luxury segment
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Most Claude Bernard watches date from around 1980 to the present day.
Typical time periods (rules of thumb)
| Period | Notes |
|---|---|
| before 1980 | virtually no relevant Claude Bernard wristwatches |
| 1980–1995 | early quartz and classic dress watches |
| 1995–2010 | wide range of models, ETA movements |
| 2010–present | modern designs, automatic & chronograph movements |