Today's offering features this elegant and uncommon high-performance chronometer watch retailed by Bucherer.

For those not familiar with the company, Bucherer was one of Switzerland 's premier watch retailer similar to Tiffany & Co. here in the States. Like many watches made for Tiffany, Cartier, and other high-end retailers, the watch was made by Swiss watch firms and privately labeled with the retailers name.

Besides having a great look, this watch is an officially certified chronometer. For those not familiar, it means that like most Rolex or modern Breitlings, it has had to pass very strict tests by an independent body (the COSC). When this watch was made far less than 1% of all Swiss made watches were certified as chronometers.

It has an elegant and luxurious 18K gold case and classic champagne dial.

*Kindly note that the bezel wasn't fully snapped on when the photos were taken - it has been since.

The watch was originally waterproof, and the automatic movement has a semi quick-setting date - you turn the hands back to 9PM and then forward to midnight to quick change the date.

We are pleased to offer it in beautiful original condition. It is fully original down to the dial, hands, and winding crown.

Its case is better than near mint. It has only light remnants of wear and has seen only very slight polishing. Its lines are strong and its two hallmarks perfectly crisp. Its untouched original dial is just short of perfect mint.

One of our Master Watchmakers has disassembled it down to its last screw and cleaned and oiled it. It is running extremely strong and true, keeping time on par with a brand new Officially Certified Chronometer like a Rolex.

For the finishing touch we have equipped it with a brand new Italian calfskin strap making it ready for immediate enjoyment.

An uncommon officially certified chronometer in 18K gold that won't break the budget.

Included with the purchase is a one-year international warranty on the movement and its function, a custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity, and a new timing certificate attesting to its performance.

Bucherer History:
Since 1888, Bucherer has been a leading retailer of luxury watch brands. Apart from its own Carl F. Bucherer watch brand, the company represents many other renowned brands. And with over 1300 different models to choose from, Bucherer also stocks the largest selection of Rolex watches anywhere.

Carl F. Bucherer is a Swiss haute horlogerie company based in Lucerne, Switzerland, which manufactures luxury men's and women's mechanical watches. Since its founding in 1888, the company has been wholly owned by the Bucherer family, making Carl F. Bucherer one of the oldest luxury Swiss watchmakers continuously held by the founding family.

In 1888, a businessman and entrepreneur by the name of Carl-Friedrich Bucherer and his wife Luise opened Lucerne's first watch and jewellery store and laid the cornerstone for a successful family company.

FOUNDATION AND PARTNERSHIP:
His sons, Ernst and Carl Eduard Bucherer, joined the family-owned company in the 1920s and, thanks to their wide-ranging experience, took it even greater success. In 1924, Ernst Bucherer entered into a particularly fruitful partnership with Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex. He decided to include the then little-known watch brand in its range. Today, Rolex is one of the world's most celebrated watch brands and remains the House of Bucherer's most important partner.

EXPANSION INTO LUXURY:
Despite the crises of the 1930s and the Second World War, the company continued to grow and opened branches in other Swiss cities and tourist destinations. In 1977 the third generation of this family of entrepreneurs joined the flourishing company. Under the direction of Jörg G. Bucherer, the company expanded to Austria in the 1980s and, ten years later, to Germany.

In Switzerland, Bucherer also took over the Kurz Group in 1989 and, in 2001, Swiss Lion AG, whose main target group was tourists. That same year, the independent Carl F. Bucherer company was founded to maintain the Bucherer family's watchmaking tradition established in 1919. In 2013, Bucherer celebrated its 125th jubilee and opened the world's largest watch and jewellery store in Paris. The northernmost Bucherer store to date opened in Copenhagen in 2016.

• Country of origin: Switzerland
• Retailer: Bucherer
• Year built: c. 1960's
• Model: Ref. 1530
• Functions:  Hours, Minutes, Semi Quick-Setting Date (9pm to 12am), Sweep Seconds
• Designed for: Men
• Case material: 18K gold
• Case condition: Better than near mint. It has only light remnants of wear and has seen only very slight polishing. Its lines are strong and its two hallmarks perfectly crisp.
• Dimensions: 34mm diameter (without crown - 36mm with the crown), 37mm lugs tip-to-tip
• Dial:  Signed Bucherer, champagne, 18K gold black topped baton indices, luminous hour dots, original, just short of perfect mint
• Hands: Luminous gold "batons", original
• Movement type:  Signed Bucherer, self-winding, rhodium plated, shock resistant, micrometer regulator
• Band: Italian calfskin, fully stitched, padded, brand new and unworn. We also stock lizard and a variety of others straps in various prints, skins, and colors. Please ask us if you're interested.
• Width between lugs: 17mm
• Crystal type: Acrylic, excellent condition
• Serviced: Yes, one of our Master Watchmakers has disassembled it down to its last screw and cleaned and oiled it.
• Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system. It is running extremely strong and true, keeping time on par with a brand new Officially Certified Chronometer like a Rolex. Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an extremely experienced team of four Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of experience and a large number of parts. One used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center and also has done authorized work for the Richemont brands including Cartier, Vacheron & Constantin, IWC, JLC and others.
• Warranty: 1-year international warranty. Please email concierge@cotwatches.com for details.
• Box/Papers: BOX - Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS - Custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity; New timing certificate
• Returns: 7 days full refund. 100% satisfaction guarantee

We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way unsatisfied with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price anytime within 7 days after the watch has been received. Our goal is to exceed our client's expectations throughout the buying experience.

All watches are packaged carefully and mailed double boxed in specially constructed, reinforced shipping boxes designed for high value items. All watches are sent fully insured with signature required. Most of our domestic shipping is done through FedEx. At times we will also use USPS Express Mail, and we can accommodate most requests for your preferred carrier. International shipments are sent USPS International Express Mail or FedEx.

The purchase price will be the declared value of the merchandise on any required customs forms. The payment of all customs duties, tariffs, and taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

Also note that water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We do not recommend getting a vintage watch wet, even one that was originally designed to be waterproof.

To get an idea of how this watch will look on the wrist, please use the Watch Sizing Guide