Gents 1940s Bancor Chronograph Wrist Watch

Gents 1940s Bancor chronograph wrist watch.

The watch has a Landeron 48 hand-winding movement which is working nicely.

The watch measures 38mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case is plated, there is some marking but overall very acceptable for a 1940s piece. The stainless steel case back is signed inside with the name Britix Watch Company, Swiss.

The Britix Watch Company was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1928. By 1945, the company had opened offices in the USA. In 1948, the company was taken over by Jaquet & Girard SA of Biel in Switzerland.

The lens has a couple of fairly minor marks but nothing too serious.

The dial is signed Bancor, a name registered by Shifter & Boriser of New York in 1944. We have seen several examples of Bancor / Britix collaborations over the years. It would appear that Shifter & Boriser imported the Britix watch, labelled it with their own brand name of Bancor for onward retail. This would fall in line with their 1940s expansion into the US.

The dial is in its original finish with two sub dials, one for constant seconds and the other to record up to 30 minutes. Red chronograph hand started by pressing the top button to the side of the watch, and the bottom button to stop and then again to re-set to zero (the hand actually re-sets a fraction to the left of zero).

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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