| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Jardur/Pilgrim
Model Bezelmeter
Reference 960
Year Circa 1945
Case No. 29861
Caliber 72
Dimensions 38 mm
Signature Dial, case and movement
Notes
Jardur
Established by Samuel Klepper, himself a pilot, the company was established in 1937 in New York and was specialised in flight equipment, including watches. Whilst the second and third execution dials are regularly seen featuring the black dial with the red degree scale, these first generations featuring a copper degree scale are extremely rare and represent some of the most attractive and desirable version of the Bezelmeter ever made. The brand became forever tied to history when James Howard Dutch, president of the North American Aviation, gifted a Jardur 960 Bezelmeter, very similar to the one sold here, to General Jimmy Doolittle. The watch can be seen in the Smithsonian museum in Washington.
Established by Samuel Klepper, himself a pilot, the company was established in 1937 in New York and was specialised in flight equipment, including watches. Whilst the second and third execution dials are regularly seen featuring the black dial with the red degree scale, these first generations featuring a copper degree scale are extremely rare and represent some of the most attractive and desirable version of the Bezelmeter ever made. The brand became forever tied to history when James Howard Dutch, president of the North American Aviation, gifted a Jardur 960 Bezelmeter, very similar to the one sold here, to General Jimmy Doolittle. The watch can be seen in the Smithsonian museum in Washington.