Key Features
Professional purpose watches are quite rare and collectible. This one looks a bit odd as it’s designed to wear upside down on a rope or chain over the medical lab coat. This pocket watch features a striking red pulsometer on the outer dial accompanied by a red seconds hand. A date function located at the 3’o clock
The pulsometer is generally seen on chronograph watches. The scale is used in conjunction with the watch’s chronograph function to provide this medical info. A pulsometer scale is usually calibrated to 15 or 30 heartbeats (or pulsations). Start the chronograph timer and count the beats until you get to the number the scale is calibrated for. Stop the time and you will read the heart rate in beats per minute. Not all watches with pulsometer scales were chronographs. A watch with an accurate central seconds hand such as this example could also do the trick that as the seconds hand can run along the calibrated scale.
DIAM 31 mm
FULL HEIGHT 43.5 mm
CALIBRE FHF/ST 974
About EDOX
Montres Edox et Vista SA (EDOX) is a reputable Swiss watchmakers, operating under the Era Watch Company, with 130 years of quality watchmaking under their belt. The company was founded by watchmaker Christian Ruefli-Flury in Biel/Bienne in 1884, and they have successfully remained in continuous production since their foundation. Ruefli-Flury used the ancient Greek word Edox the trademark for the company, designing the “1900” hourglass as a visual symbol for the brand. Robert Kaufman-Hug took over the company when Ruefli-Flury died in 1921, leading the company’s transition from pocket watches to become the first wristwatch-exclusive watchmaker.
By 1955, the company employed 500 people and moved to a new factory. The Delfin line of watches launched in 1961, with industry-first double casebacks for high standards of shock protection, water resistance, and ruggedness. In 1965, Victor Flury-Liechti took over the company from his uncle, and invested in new manufacturing technologies. This led to the 1970 Geoscope timepiece, the first watch covering all time zones.
With the rise of Japanese watches and the Quartz Crisis in the 1970s, the company became an affiliate of the General Watch Company, a sub-holding company of ASUAG. However, at the end of the downturn in the Swiss watch industry in 1983, Edox regained independence when the company was sold to Victor Strambini Montres Vista SA and moved to Les Genevez, Jura Mountains. It has since remained a family-owned company.
Servicing and Guarantee
This timepiece has been serviced with full disassembly. There is a 12-month guarantee, subject to the usage and care guidelines.
Overview
Case
- Original, circular case with flat sides and rounded edges.
- Gold plated.
- Case has middle layer with mirrored side, reflecting the movement.
- Gold filled onion shaped crown.
Dimensions:
- Width w/o crown 30.85mm.
- Width w/ crown 38.75 mm.
- Height 42.6 mm.
- Thickness 9.6 mm.
Dial and Hands
- White dial with lumed Arabic numerals
- Pencil hour and minute hands
- Pulsations scale printed on the outer dial in a bold striking red with accompanying seconds hand
- Date function at 3
Movement
- Swiss 17 Jewel handwound movement
Testing Results
- Testing duration: 2 weeks face up.
- Average timekeeping range: 20-40 sec/day.
Servicing and Guarantee
- Fully serviced with disassembly in our Bristol shop.
- Mechanics in full working order.
- 12-month warranty.
- Guarantee Terms and Conditions.
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