89 - ELVIA, France. A beautiful, large “oversized” chronograph with a circular gold-plated metal case and a snap-on back. No. 14. Anti-magnetic. Champagne-colored dial with painted Arabic numerals and dual sub-dials at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock, signed. Luminescent syringe-style hands and a red central seconds hand. Case diameter (excluding crown): 37 mm. Manual-winding mechanical movement with a 17-jewel anchor escapement (functional at the time of sale, no warranty). 1960s. Signs of use, wear, and pitting, particularly on the dial. Gold plating missing from the case. Comes with a replacement leather strap.

ELVIA, France. A beautiful, large “oversized” chronograph with a circular gold-plated metal case and a snap-on back. No. 14. Anti-magnetic. Champagne-colored dial with painted Arabic numerals and dual sub-dials at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock, signed. Luminescent syringe-style hands and a red central seconds hand. Case diameter (excluding crown): 37 mm. Manual-winding mechanical movement with a 17-jewel anchor escapement (functional at the time of sale, no warranty). 1960s. Signs of use, wear, and pitting, particularly on the dial. Gold plating missing from the case. Comes with a replacement leather strap. The brand was founded in 1904 in Marseille by Constant Beuchat, a watchmaker originally from Undervelier, Switzerland; his son, Georges Beuchat, went on to found the famous diving equipment brand “Beuchat.”