ABOUT MINERVA

Minerva Watches began their history in 1858 in Villeret. Up until the year 2000, it was managed by the Frey family employing as few as 6 full-time employees and producing about 1,000 wristwatches a year. Minerva was one of very few companies to produce their own movements and did so continuously for close to a 100 years. Andre Frey designed many beautiful movements including the movement used in the Pythagore model which is movement no. 48 and the Venus caliber 175, used in this watch, the Heritage Chronograph. In October 2006 the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont bought Minerva SA.

WHY THIS WATCH

The Minerva Heritage Chronograph (Ref A 175-A8B) was produced in a limited series of 300. It is believed that only 97 were actually made. This watch is extremely rare, and comes up for sale only once in a blue moon.This watch has a special charm that only a small manufacturer can pull off. With a silver/crème dial, and applied gold indices, the watch is really attractive, especially in sunlight. At 39mm in diameter, 11mm in height, and a lug width of 20mm, the dimensions on this watch are perfect. Flip the watch over and you’ll find the gorgeous Venus Calibre 175.

CONDITION

This watch was worn sparingly, and has some minor wear. Most scratches are surface scratches that can easily be buffed out. One scratch on the lug (See pic). The chronograph runs and resets as it should. No box or papers. Service History Unknown. The watch will come on a generic strap (not pictured). Please note this watch is a manual-wind watch.