| Author | Message | |||
     Max G.Kannegieter Rating: N/A |
I recently purchased a pre-owned "Chonographe Suisse" chronograph from ±1951. It is 18K pink gold and 37 mm in diameter. I am trying to find out a little history about this watch company, i.e. does it still exist? Did it merge with another company? Any information is appreciated. I thank you in advance. | |||
| zaf Rating: N/A |
I would say that no, it no longer exists but it may be worth looking into it some more. The modern company is called "ChronoSwiss" and I would say that they are not related, but more research is needed to be sure. | |||
| mike nichols Rating: N/A |
these watches were mass produced in the fourties with 18 carat "onion skin cases" that is very thin and usually had a brass or steel cuvette dust cover inside the snap back. the movements were usually either landeron or lemania. | |||
| Richard Sexton New member Username: Richarde Post Number: 3 Registered: 06-2003 Rating: N/A |
Any number of manufacturoes made watches labeled "Chronograph Suisse" and no, it has nothing at all to do with Gerald Lange's "Chronoswiss" company. I've never ever seen one with a Lemania movement, most are Landeron, a couple are Venus. No Valjoux, no Lemania. James Doweling says "they were made to sell to tourusts in Switzerland". That makes sense to me. They look really neat - great dials on many of them, but they're not exactly great watches. The bezels and backs get loose and pop off and the Lan 48/53 calibers are not the best - but, you can drop in a later Landeron 148/248 which are good and as long as the case is tight they're not bad watches. | |||
| JD Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Chronographe Suise. Try this one: http://www.chronographesuisse.ch/ Regards | |||
| John Hannover New member Username: Hannover_dk Post Number: 6 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
That link has as far as I know nothing to do with the chrongraph Suisse of the 40th and 50th which Richard Sexton has completely correctly described. It is a mass name used by a big number of producers using very thin gold cases. Often good looking, some actually with Landeron 248 as basic - not a fantastic movent, but decent. How someone can use the name today as what appears to be a markers name puzzels me. I suppose the Cie as Ltd sounds Frensh, but probably used also in Frensh part of Switzerland, but that they can just use it, and maybe - that they want to - is a bit strange. There is a very big difference generally in the amount of gold in the many old Chornograph Suisse watches form variuos makers, and then the gold chronos that was also made then by well known brands like Omega, Longines, Breiling and others. As long as they run and do not loose the back cover and the bezel, then they can be great looking watches, but the gold is thin and can easily get dings and rather bad marks, so carefull Best regards John from DK | |||
| lazar cornel Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
i want to sell my watch, is chronographe suisse 18k gold. if any is intersted send email to me.
| |||
| lazar cornel Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
my email adss [email protected] |
