Paul Buhre Swiss Mesh Gold

Case Material: Gold

Weight: 43 g

Case Dimensions: Diameter: 1.19 in (30 mm) Length: 9.26 in (235 mm)

Place of Origin: Switzerland

Period: Early 20th Century

Date of Manufacture: 1910

Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use.

Antique Swiss Gold Watch. A fine Gold item from the beginning of the 20th century. It may look small today, but back then it was a gentlemans watch. Now its probably better suited for the lady. Mesh Gold bracelet. Inside on the cover Swiss Made hallmarks and sign AB. The mechanism is also signed Swiss Made. The enamel dial is in fine condition.

Presented in a wooden watch box, signed Pavel Bure in Cyrylilc. Also in Russian mentioned two addresses in St Peterburg and Moscow, where the stores were located. A well-known company established in the Russian Empire by Montres Paul Buhre. Traces its roots to 1815, when Paul Leopold Robert opened a watch and clock store in St. Petersburg, Russia. His son, Paul Buhre, was a skilled watchmaker and gained renown for the watches supplied to the Imperial Court of Russia. It is for this reason that the Paul Buhre company would use the two-headed eagle as their symbol. Paul Buhre maintained retail outlets in St. Petersburg and Moscow, supplying the railways and the Russian government.

After the revolution of 1917, the company returns to Swiss.

Bracelet stamped 56 and 585 Gold Hallmarks.

A very nice item both to wear and to have in your collection. Full working condition. Just a perfect present!

Weight 43.07 gr (1.5 oz).

Length: 23.5 cm (9.2 inch)

The diameter of the dial: 3 cm (1.1 inch)

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