Gregineugene
2414
I purchased this watch in January of 2020 from my watchmaker here in Eugene.
It satisfied a enduring urge to have a chronograph and here was one I could afford. It sports a cam-actuated Valjoux 7733 in this lovely stainless pillow case. I bought it on a black leather sport band but soon changed it for the ss bracelet that it is on currently. It has a very clean dial that holds up pretty well under high magnification...the indicies are slightly inconsistent. Its manual wind so there is that aspect of daily interaction that I quite enjoy about it. 17 jewels, bi-compax, 18000 vph, no date. There is a long series of articles published by Worn & Wound regarding the history of the chronograph and installment 13 features the Valjoux 7733 (linked here). wornandwound.com
In it the author notes the significance of the movement which by virtue of its simplicity (therefore low cost) managed to democratise the chronograph while simultaneously elevating the more expensive "column wheel" movement. The case seems to be sourced from a very popular manufacturer (but unknown to me) considering its wide-spread use by other companies including Bulova, Bucherer and Jaquet-Droz to name a few. Thanks for the interest in this watch. I'm very fond of it and wear it often.
Purchase hang tag
Val.7733
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Just sitting at the computer reading the news (RIP Valentino) and waiting for a pizza to come out of the oven.
This could be the first sentence of a very interesting book 👌🏻👍🏻
I purchased this watch in January of 2020 from my watchmaker here in Eugene.
