LE PHARE Triple date chronograph - Lot 38

LE PHARE Triple date chronograph Case: 18k yellow gold ( 0/750°°). Press-on caseback. Dial: Cream, three sub-counters for seconds and chrono function, day and month indication in window at 12 o'clock, and analog date indication on periphery. Alpha hands. Movement: Mechanical Valjoux 72C Strap: leather Diameter: 37mm Gross weight: 51.7gr Dial, case and movement signed and numbered. Originally "Guye & Barbezat", the company changed its name to "Manufacture d'Horlogerie Le Phare" in 1903; Le Phare was known for its chronographs and watches with complications. This triple-calendar chronograph, featuring the famous Valjoux 72C movement in a case with elaborate handles, is a fine example.