KMII
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From the time when a stopwatch was an instrument of management - the Minerva Ref. 1402
A while ago I wrote a piece on the hundreds of a minute type of stop watches used in management a long time ago, when computers were expensive and efficiency was hoped for from exact measurement of work steps (here: www.watchprosite.com for details).
I seem to have misplaced my Minerva Ref. 1402 from that era, as it’s more of a historical curio than something I would use daily but luckily I rediscovered it recently 
And it’s definitely an intriguing piece - 65th/100ths of a minute, anyone? 
Have a great weekend!
From the time when a stopwatch was an instrument of management - the Minerva Ref. 1402
A while ago I wrote a piece on the hundreds of a minute type of stop watches used in management a long time ago, when computers were expensive and efficiency was hoped for from exact measurement of work steps (here: www.watchprosite.com for detail...
Certainly so much to be found there...
The movement doesn’t have anything in terms of decoration but shows the Minerva design elements nevertheless
More about ease of transformation than precision :)
If you don’t have computers, 100 ths of a minute are easier to work with than seconds
Wow - what a fantastic piece, Mike!
Thanks for adding these great pictures, too What reference is that?
I don't know, I see no ref. numbers anywhere on the movement or caseback
It's labeled Minerva Watch Swiss 7 Jewels Unadjusted On the inside of the caseback a serial number 572133 Minerva Watch Swiss and on the ouside, an engraving N.O.C. YMCA #11 And 3-4 Arrowheads too in appropriate places. Mike
Well, was worth a try...
Forgot my laptop at home where I have some old catalogues, which could help Will check it out when I return!
