Vintage 1945 Chronographe A Rattrapante Foudroyante is an automatic using the GP 8020 caliber which is based on Valijoux caliber and foudroyante Jacquet Baume module. It has 45-hour power reserve and a size of 13”. It consists of 40 jewels and vibrates at 28,800 vph.
It is decorated with Cotes de Geneve pattern and beveled, which is modified, finished and decorated by hand by the firm’s watchmakers. The functions include hour, minute and spilt-second chronograph with three counters along with foudroyante feature.
The three-piece rectangular case comes anatomically curved at a size of 36.8x36mm with a thickness of 15.3mm. It is made of 18K yellow-gold. It has antireflective curved sapphire crystal with gold crown and rectangular pushers. There is a splitting pusher coaxial located with the crown.
The back is fastened by 4 screws and is water resistant to 3atm (30m). The strap is made of hand-stitched crocodile leather with gold fold-over clasp.
This piece comes with matte ivory dial and applied gold-plated brass Arabic numerals with gold-plated brass leaf-style hands. The indications include minute counter at 3 with eighths-of-a-second counter with red foudroyante hand at 9. This is accompanied by center spilt-second counters and minute track with divisions of 1/5 of a second.
It is also available in pink or white gold with black dial as well as luminescent markers and hands.
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