The Minerva Pythagore is so called as the movement bridges are designed around the Golden Ratio, the discovery of which is attributed to Pythagoras.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

Minerva were formed in 1858, and first used the name Minerva (goddess of wisdom among other things) in 1887.  However this series of movements were launched in 1943, and as this watch has radium lume on the hands and dial it will likely have been made in the first few years of production, as Radium was being withdrawn from watch dials and hands by the early fifties.  It was quite unusual to have a stainless steel case during the war years, as the material was in high demand.  Everything points to just post war.

CONDITION

Minerva made some very nice watches, particularly their stopwatches and chronographs.  However the chronographs are prized and expensive now – multiples of the price of this watch.  Budget in excess of £20,000 for the best Minerva chronograph!  But this three hander has more going for it that just price.  It had incashock protection on the balance staff, it was deemed to be bother water and shock resistant, and was also non magnetic.  The stainless steel case is in good condition and has an unusual pattern on the side – very subtle but there.  Behind the screw down back is the Minerva calibre 48 movement, ticking away nicely.  The dial does have even spotting across it and the hour hand has lost the lume.  The gilt numerals still catch the light nicely.  This watch is signed on the dial, movement and case, so is all correct.  The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.

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​SIZE

Width with crown  34.9 mm

Width without crown  32.8 mm

Between lugs  18 mm

Lug to lug length  39.6 mm

Case Thickness  10.8 mm

All sizes are approximate.  The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.

Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses.  If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries.  Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us.   Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.

From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon.  By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.

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