Phenix Chronostop watch collectible chronograph vintage restore project

vintage 50’s Phenix Chronostop watch collectible chronograph vintage watch Project

 

Super rare vintage Phenix Chronostop watch

Case size close to 34 mm without crown

Gold plated case

stainless steel back

Watch comes as non working project

Please note bad points is outer pivot looks broken to fit additional wheel ( see pictures )

The case needs to be restored with a gold plating
dial is aging

overall movements looks OK but too dry and that was reason of broken pivot – someone pull it too hard

 

In 1956, Phenix launched a remarkable chronograph watch, the Chronostop. There are no pushers or counters, yet the chronograph functions are present. Phenix has created its own movement, calibre 132 with 10.5 lines, which achieves the tour de force of having complete chronographic functions without a column wheel: pulling the crown to the first stop stops the seconds hand, at the second stop the hand returns to zero, and pushing the crown back to its initial position restarts the seconds hand.

This original calibre was used by other manufacturers such as Richard and Angélus.