Jean-Paul Garnier

Paul Garnier, France, "Scuba", Case No. 442357, Cal. Val. 72, 41 mm, circa 1968 An extremely rare vintage wrist chronograph in near mint condition, with tachy scale and "Panda" dial Case: steel, screw back, bidirectional rotating "countdown" bezel. Dial: silvered, "lollipop" centre seconds hand, engine-turned black subsidiary registers, baton hands with luminous material. The "Scuba by Paul Garnier" is identical to the Jaeger "4 ATM" model and was produced by Dodane in France, together with several other watch models. Only a few 100 pieces were produced for the different brands, most of them in the 1970s. What they all have in common are the Singer dial, a case size of 41 mm, manual wind calibre Val. 72, the large aluminium "countdown"-bezel (with anodized surface for this watch), the "lollipop" central seconds hand (except for the Jaeger version) and a lug width of 22 mm; some of the brand models are inscribed "Belmont Industries Inc - France" on the inside caseback like this timepiece. This watch is in magnificent overall condition and a rare trophy even for the most discerning collector.