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Minerva Rattrapante Stopwatch Service Watch Wehrmacht Reichsluftwaffe 100s WW2
Minerva Rattrapante Stopwatch Service Watch Wehrmacht Reichsluftwaffe 100s WW2
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Rare Minerva Rattrapante stopwatch of the Reichsluftwaffe in World War II, produced on behalf of the Reich Air Ministry before or during World War II
"Rattrapante" means there are 2 hands for stopping intermediate times. If you press the crown once, one hand stops and the other continues running. If you press it a second time, the stationary hand closes again to start running.
Minerva was a Swiss military watch manufacturer. In 1934, Minerva SA was acquired by Charles Haussener and Jacques Pelot. Business was particularly strong during World War II , during which 12,000 movements and watches were sold, many of them to the Swiss Army, which still purchases mechanical stopwatches from Minerva today.
50mm case diameter, three-lid clock with hinge and inner movement protection cover, white, unrestored flawless dial, metal case, perfectly flawless dial with rare 100-second scale, 60-second scale and 30-minute counter, original blued steel hand, very good condition, functional.
This rare piece of (military) watch history starts and runs (accuracy not tested)
EZ 1 - 2: Excellent condition considering its age! Barely noticeable signs of age or wear, runs smoothly, dial flawless
The Swiss military watch manufacturer Minerva (source: WatchWiki):
Minerva (watch manufacturer)
| Fabrique d'horlogerie Minerva SA | |
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| Legal form | stock corporation |
| Founding | 1858 |
| seat | Villeret ,  Switzerland
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| Industry | Watches |
The Fabrique d'Horlogerie Minerva SA is a small Swiss watch manufacturer based in Villeret in the Bernese Jura . The manufactory has its own hand-wound and chronograph calibers and produces particularly high-quality mechanical watches in the 8,000 to 30,000 Swiss francs (5,000 to 19,000 euros) segment. [1] Since 2006, Minerva has been part of the luxury goods group Richemont .
Story
The brothers Charles Robert and Hyppolite Robert founded the company in 1858 H. & C. Robert . It initially worked as Establisher from Pocket watches . Preferably, Fontainmelon movements were used. In 1878, the sons Charles and Georges took over the management of the company. From 1885, Yvan Robert also participated in the company management; the company name was changed to Robert Frères Villeret (Gebrüder Robert) and the new company logo RFV introduced. In 1885 Robert Frères Villeret at the World Exhibition in Antwerp and in 1889 at the Paris World Exhibition At both exhibitions the company won medals for its watches.
From 1895 onwards Robert Freres Villeret with the production of own Clockworks and pocket watch cases in Nickel - and Silver version ; however, the case production was discontinued in 1931. Until the turn of the century, the company of Roberts Söhne continuously became a real watch manufacturer restructured. The first Minerva caliber was a pocket watch movement with Cylinder escapement .
1908 began Robert Frères Villeret with the production of Chronographs and stopwatches. From 1920 onwards, the ebauches gilded in the in-house workshop. In 1923, the brand Minerva introduced, and in 1929 the company was founded in Minerva SA, Villeret renamed.
In 1934, Minerva SA was taken over by Charles Haussener and Jacques Pelot. Business was particularly good in Second World War , during which 12,000 movements and watches were sold, many of them to the Swiss Army, which still purchases mechanical stopwatches from Minerva. [2]
In 1955, Minerva's shares passed to Jacques Pelot's nephew and heir, André Frey, and in 1960, Charles Haussener's son-in-law, Maurice Favre, inherited his shares. Frey and Favre managed the company until 1989, after which Jean-Jacques Frey took over management of the company jointly with his father, André Frey.
