製造商: Minerva 年份: Circa 2003 機芯編號: 120'100 錶殼號碼: M132'001 and A186'383 型號名稱: Villeret Single Button Chronograph 材料: 18k pink gold 機芯: Manual, cal. 13-21, 21 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Leather 錶扣: 18k pink gold pin buckle 尺寸: 40mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial and movement signed 配件: Accompanied by 2 leather encrusted strap endlinks, a silver fitted box and letter (in Italian) explaining the watch.
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Brothers Charles and Hyppolite Robert founded H. & C. Robert in 1858, ultimately becoming Minerva (the Roman goddess of handcrafts, the professions, the arts, and, later, war) in 1887. The brand introduced its first chronograph movement in 1908 and made a name for itself in the subsequent years as a makers of well crafted high quality chronographs.
The present Villeret single button chronograph is from the modern “golden era” of the brand and dates to the very early 2000s where the brand was purchased by Italian financier Emilio Gnutti and master watchmaker Demetrio Cabiddu as its technical director.
The era was ablaze with new ideas and the desire to push forward technical solutions and highly finished movements. Within three years of going under new management, Minerva presented in 2003 four new calibers inhouse manual wind calibers: two chronographs and two time-only.
The present single pusher chronograph in pink gold features the new Minerva Cal. 13-21 based on the original Calibre 13-20 from 1923. A superbly finished caliber that can be admired through the hinged caseback. As a nod to its vintage roots the two tone dial features a pulsometer scale.