Minerva Oversized Chronograph mit schwarzem Zifferblatt Valjoux 22 14/14 This design was marketed to

This design was marketed to doctors as it was much easier to use than the more common small-seconds displays of the time

The solid link Oyster bracelet is a reference 78360 in good condition with 558 endlinks and a clasp stamped ‘VE’

The watches were marketed to medical professionals to accurately calculate a patient’s pulse

- Dates to late 80s/early 90s

- Reference 6155

Minerva Oversized Chronograph mit schwarzem Zifferblatt Valjoux 22 14/14 This design was marketed toFounded in 1858 in Villeret, Switzerland, Minerva is regarded for its key role in the development of the chronograph mechanism. Here is a lovely chronograph from the 1940s, cased in an elegant 37mm steel casing, featuring rounded pushers and painted Arabic numerals with radium on the original black dial. The case remains in beautiful condition with a snap case back and unusual flat bezel. The black dial has the Minerva scroll signature, a tachymeter