Though the Excelsior Park name may not resound in horological circles today, their history stretches back to 1866 when Jules-Frederic Jenneret established the firm in St. Imier, Switzerland. Passing through generations of the Jenneret family, the "Excelsior" trademark emerged in 1911 under Henri Jeanneret-Brehm. Augmenting it to "Excelsior Park" for English speakers, the brand was renowned for supplying chronographs and stopwatches to eminent maisons like Gallet, Girard-Perregaux and Zenith.
Despite postwar success, the quartz crisis proved devastating and Excelsior Park went bankrupt in 1983. The present timepiece was part of a small production of watches made by the brand sometime during the late 1980s, when the brand was temporarily revived by a group of investors for a short period of time. Resurrected again in 2021 by industry veteran Guillaume Laidet, Excelsior Park preserves its heritage of producing chronographs and in-house calibers.
This enigmatic split-seconds chronograph distinguishes itself with a pristine white dial and elegant Breguet hands. Flaunting vintage allure with modern appeal, a sapphire display caseback reveals the legendary Venus cal. 179 - powering icons like the Breitling Duograph and Panerai Radiomir split-seconds.
Strictly limited to 15 pieces, this Excelsior Park split-seconds chronograph is offered in excellent condition as number 09. A rare time capsule reviving a fallen legend of Swiss watchmaking.