Any Jardur Chronograph Lovers, here?
By: amanico (registered) Sunday, June 13th, 2010
As promised, here are some thoughts on my Jardur Chronograph.
Jardur was a company, installed in New York, which distributed some tools for Pilots, and imported some watches under its name.
As shown on the brochure kindly posted by Clavi, there were Chronographs, and simple watches:
Let's see the Chronograph, here.
As you can see on the Brochure, there were several versions coming with different dials, hands, Chrono pushers, and case backs ( screw in or snap ).
Anti Magnetic, Shockproof, Water Resistant, this watch was built and conceived like a toolwatch for Pilots, indeed.
And it looks like!
The black glossy dial gives an interesting depth, and nicely contrasts with the radium numbers ( which are still glowing in the dark ), and with the red degreemeter scale.
The radium skeleton hands were different from a Chronograph to another, as there were also Cathedral Hands, as shown on Clavi's example, or Dauphine Hands, too.
The funny thing is the way the name " Jardur " has been painted on the dial.with plain letters on the " R " and " D ", which is visible on all the Jardur Chronos I saw on the net.
The case is 37 mm big, and quite thick, even " bulky " should we say, still elegant.
The bezel is bearing painted hour indexes, with a red triangle at 12, and is turning, of course.
The winding crown is big, which allows an easy use even when Pilots wear gloves.
Sweet and angular at the same time, the aesthetic of this Chrono is really appealing.
The case back, on mine is screwed, and protects a Valjoux R 72, while on some others, the R 71 was used, too.
This movement is not only nice looking, it is also well known, reliable and accurate, which are cardinal virtues for a toolwatch.
Please note that most often, the bridge of the movement and the case back are engraved " Pilgrim Electic Corp. ", as well as on the inside part of the case back, but not always.
Anyway, this Chrono has a superb presence on the wrist, and is an interesting and rarer alternative to all the other Chronos of the Mid Fourties, Fifties such as the Rolex, Omegas, and Longines.
That is maybe why Rober De Niro chose this Chrono when he was playing in the Movie " Ronin "!
Maybe it is time to rediscover it and love it again?
Hoping that you will have pleasure to read this post, and that you'll feed it with some pictures of yours...
Best,
Nicolas
, NICOLAS i have to say your posts really capture my attention to the facets we sometimes over look in watches world.
