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Joel Pynson
May 2026
Images, courtesy Bonhams, Cornette de St Cyr
- Lots 26 et 35
These two chronographs—the first being the more sophisticated model with a split-seconds hand and repeater—were produced by the Electa manufactory in La Chaux-de-Fonds. They are based on chronographs from the Timing & Repeating Watch Co. of Geneva, which in turn were based on American Waltham chronographs.
For more information on this topic, see the article on Electa pocket chronographs here.
- Lot 58
The movement of this chronograph, with its attractive nielloed case, was made by Henri-Onésime Stauffer of Les Ponts-de-Martel, near Le Locle. The patent (CH 542) dates from 1889. Note the extremely fine teeth on the chronograph wheels, which allow for a more precise start to the timing.
- Lot 63 and 89
These are two examples of the many variations of Stauffer-Nicolet chronographs from La Chaux-de-Fonds.
- Lot 64
This beautiful split-seconds chronograph holds a Class A chronometer certificate from the Kew Observatory, having scored 72.4 out of 100—a respectable result, though still quite a ways behind the record set by Stauffer-Nicolet, who achieved 91.6 in 1891, also with a split-seconds chronograph.
The beautiful movement is based on a LeCoultre & Cie design, but the split-seconds mechanism was developed by Baume & Co. in London, which patented it in 1889; this watch can therefore be attributed to them.
- Lot 67
This unusual movement was patented by Henri Jacot-Burman and Léo Aeby in Biel in 1888. Henri Jacot-Burman subsequently refined this movement, resulting in several different versions.
To be continued…