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Vintage Minerva Chronograph Ref 1527.
A rare bird. Rare and quite eye catching.
Valjoux 71 beating inside.
Best,
Nicolas
Interesting bezel. And the red triangle at 12 is a nice touch.
The overall design is, of course, excellent.
I don’t think I’ve seen this one before.
Of course I like it. I just love the brand and their chronographs. Thanks for posting it.
A quite rare one. When I first saw it, I thought it was a kind of reassembled watch. Then I discovered it was genuine one.
Is the bezel some kind of mission countdown timer?
It’s unusual to see the numbers orientated in the reverse, so I wonder if it’s kind of a countdown timer bezel - ie if a task should take three hours, u align the current hour hand with 3. When the hour hand reaches the red triangle, time is up. An additional chronograph-like function.
I looked at the Jardur dial a bit more closely
It's actually quite "daring" fitting so many functions into such a small space. There are however, two features which I don't quite understand. The red ring is marked 15 to 180 deg. Do you know what this is for? (180 deg is half a circle but it's clearly a full revolution. Similarly, 90 deg is marked where 180 deg would ordinarily be). Also, what's the big triangle at the 30 min chronograph counter about?
The Jardur is a pilot watch. I must confess that I didn't get all the meanings and uses of its functions.