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No. 882 / Minerva Pocket Chronograph - 1940s

No. 882 / Minerva Pocket Chronograph - 1940s

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IWC
Pocket Chronograph
Column Wheel / 1940s


Intro

This Minerva pocket chronograph from the 1940s is a stunning survivor. Its white porcelain dial glows beneath elegant blue hands, while inside beats a high-precision column-wheel movement—the mark of serious chronograph craftsmanship. But what sets this piece apart is its story: the caseback is engraved "CBC," marking it as a professional timing instrument used at CBC TELEVISION CO.,LTD, a broadcaster based in Nagoya, the heart of Japan's third-largest metropolitan area. A genuine tool watch that once kept the rhythm of live television—and a tangible piece of Japanese history.

Story

Founded in 1858 in Villeret, Switzerland, Minerva earned a formidable reputation as one of the rare manufactures designing and building its own high-precision chronograph movements entirely in-house. Its hand-finished, column-wheel calibres were trusted for professional and sports timing, and remain prized by connoisseurs today. In 2006, Minerva was placed under Montblanc, preserving its historic Villeret workshop as a home of haute horlogerie and allowing its rich legacy to live on. Partly because of this, interest in vintage Minerva pieces has been rising among serious collectors.

Detail

YEAR
1940s

SERIAL
503323

CASE
51mm (excl. crown), Base Metal

THICKNESS
16.2mm

MOVEMENT
Manual, Valjoux Calibre 5

INCLUDES
Watch only


Condition

OVERALL A Rank
CASE Small Scratches
CRYSTAL Small Scratches
DIAL Great Condition
HANDS Little Patina
MOVEMENT Great Condition, checked and oiled
ACCURACY 25 Sec. / day (12 Hr. Timegrapher Test)

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