Have gone back and forth on selling this one, but need to move a few to make room for a couple of incoming timepieces. For sale here is one I hunted for close to 5 years. The Eberhard & Co. Scientigraf – Ref. 11538 – is something of an “insiders’ grail”, as it’s as rare as you’re going to find and, in its time, rivaled the Rolex Explorer, Milgaus and other similar high-end sport watches (particularly the anti-magnetic set).
My example was created during the 1960s, which was Eberhard’s heyday. The movement is the Eberhard Cal. 11500, which has, among other things, 17 jewels, a straight line lever escapement, a monometallic balance adjusted to temperature, a self-compensating flat balance spring and an anti-magnetic cap (hence comparisons with the Milgaus). The case is approximately 37.5 mm across excluding the crown. The bezel is painstakingly textured with a surface unlike any other you’re going to see (somewhat similar to the Vianney Halter Goldpfeil camera watch for those drawn to the independents).
The dial is in wonderful shape, and the Arabic numerals, triangular indexes, dial markers and dial printing all have a wonderful patina (not damage as in some "patina" claims - just a wonderful gilt hue). The hour, minute and second hands, as can be seen from the scans, all have their original lume and have faded to a pleasing color along with the dial. The case back is marked as it should be. This one looks far better on the wrist than it does in scans, and it looks pretty amazing in the scans!
Not much more to add here. I’ve seen only two of these offered for sale during the past 5 years (other than mine) - one at $14,000 a bit less than that. Eberhard created very few Scientigrafs, and those which have survived are highly coveted and hence very rarely offered for sale at any price.
My price is reduced from $4,500 to $4,150 shipped to your door. I have plenty of references if necessary. Payment by wire transfer, money order or cashier’s check.
Feel free to contact me at darmatgre-1 at yahoo dot com with any questions.
Thanks.
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