this is an extremely rare Farex stepcase Chronograph from the 1940s, which comes directly from our private collection. We could recently even find it a periodcorrect gay Freres bamboo steelbracelet, what makes this watch an absolute contemporary magnificence. The brand Farex is only known to very few collectors nowadays, as it only existed for more or less a decade between 1940s and 50s. It was founded in 1941 by Georges Farine in La Chaux-de-Fonds, as one of the smaller watchbrands of that time, and is mainly known for the oustandingly beautiful gilt dials with copper indicies and hands, coming without any radium lume. Only a very few have been produced in stepcases. the valjoux 23 powered chronograph, with 35mm steel compressorcase, convinces with so many original details, like the big oversized crown and pushers, a domed plexi and of course the overwhelmingly gorgeous copper galvanised giltdial, protected by the unpolished stepcase. The hole condition of this collectors piece is seriously remarkable as almost mint, if you consider it´s age of almost 80 years. Without any doubt this is one of the most beautiful chronographs in all aspects, we could ever offer for sale on rarebirds. It comes on a stylish black lizzardleatherband with steel buckle and the 1940s gay freres bamboo bracelet  //  8500€ Please contact us over this link