Eberhard Pre-Extra Fort Chronograph in Steel

CIRCA: 1950s
CASE NUMBER: 1020155
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 39.4 mm in diameter
DIAL: Opaline white with gold hour markers, Arabic numerals at the “6” and “12” hour markers, two chronograph subregisters, tachymeter printed in blue
BRACELET MATERIAL: Black leather strap
BRACELET SIZE: 6-1/2 to 7-3/4 inches
MOVEMENT: Manual wind
FUNCTIONS: Time and chronograph
CALIBER: Eberhard 65

Eberhard is famous for making a line of oversized chronographs in the 1930s and 1940s with in-house movements. The Pre-Extra Fort models are very interesting, essentially a single-button chronograph with a slider at 4:00 that acts as a brake for the chronograph mechanism. This configuration provides the stop and resume functionality associated with a two-button chronograph. The present example has an extremely attractive case with angled lugs and a dial with exquisite creamy patina.