Many thanks, Sir!
Well, that’s right, vintage-touch without artificial vintage practices...
The 140th! Great catch! . . .
. . . not to mention the Minerva to have, along with the Pythagore . . . [watch and photo credit: Livius] . . . both of which have been on my vintage wish-list for many years. Art ...
Well, indeed, it is the 140th Anniversary Model!
I was hunting for a while for this particular watch, which I found first 8 years ago at my AD. The hunting started since then, because the AD wanted at least a doube premium on the original price for the watch... I am very glad and happy because I can fin...
The movement Minerva fitted to the 140th Anniversary . . .
. . . was rather special, if memory serves correct. Personally drawn to the Pythagore on account of its compact dimensions, but you've hit upon the best solution - having both! Art
Movement
of the Anniversary is to die for: It is an old, huge in-house pocket watch movement from the 40-ies without antishock-protection. ...
Gorgeous! . . .
. . . and now I remember why the 140th stuck in my mind - it was precisely because of the 17"' pocket-watch movement. Very, very cool . . .
Comparable wristwatches from the same era would be . . .
. . . the RD Condottieri and RGM 222. All three are on the larger side with vintage pocket watch movements, but only the Minerva can claim to be manufactured in-house. Art
