Hey guys, I'd like to offer something really rare from the manufactory of Minerva, a Mercure chronograph with calibre 52. Mercure was the economy line of Minerva and they used the new designed calibre 52 in this watch. As you can see this movement is a bit special, since Minerva tried to reduce the amount of chronograph wheels as much as possible. The movement was introduced in 1944 and thats around the time, I would date the whole watch. Case: Case is in very good shape, all edges are factory sharp. I read this case is chrome plated. Since I can't see any scratches or marks, I can't confirm or state the opposite. Size is 35mm and lug size is 18mm. Dial and hands: Dial is in very good shape with same marks on the outer tachy scale. I like the detail of the 45min on the right counter a lot. It pops . Geiger counter beeps a lot, so dial is radium for sure, hands could be relumed with Tritium in the past, since under UV they glow more than the numbers on the dial. The hands are wonderfull blued, nice to see in sunlight. Movement: Movement is running and holding time. Chronograph starts and stopps. Also resets, but not to 12. Seems the friction of the second hand is a bit low, hopefully easy fix. -> Fixed! Pricefinding is a bit difficult. On the one hand, its an economy model, on the other one, its a Minerva with a super rare movement and a lovely dial combination. Therefore I'd like to ask 2.000€ 1.100€ for it but I am open to offers. SOLD! Cheers Nico
Hello! "Fond acier inoxydable" means stainless steel back. Also, the midcase is whither than the caseback, so it is most probably chromed brass like the crown. The pushers are maybe stainless though. Nice watch, GLWS!
Checked the movement with my Timegrapher: +12 sec / day | 313° amplitude | 2,5ms beat error so pretty healthy!