Swiss pocket watch with a split-seconds chronograph Circa 1900

Stainless steel chronograph by Breitling
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An extremely rare Swiss Art Deco steel Rattrapante Valjoux 55 Chronograph watch, circa 1900. This watch is a rare and functional timepiece that is in excellent condition. It features a stainless steel case, a Valjoux 55 movement, an original silver dial with radial hour markers, an outer minutes/seconds track with Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, a sub-dial for seconds, and a 30-minute counter. It also has a split-seconds chronograph and original hands.
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Diameter: 47.5 mm
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Signed: Breitling
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The Rattrapante Valjoux is a mechanical chronograph movement allowing users to time multiple events simultaneously. It is a complex mechanism and is widely considered one of the world’s most prestigious chronograph movements.

Valjoux, a Swiss watchmaker, developed the Rattrapante Valjoux in the early 20th century. It is an upgraded version of the Valjoux 72, a highly regarded chronograph movement. The Rattrapante Valjoux has a split-seconds function that enables users to time two events that start at the same time but finish at different times.

The Rattrapante Valjoux is a manual-winding movement requiring manual winding to operate. It has a power reserve of around 48 hours. The movement is composed of over 300 individual parts, and it is considered a masterpiece of watchmaking.

High-end watchmakers such as Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin use the Rattrapante Valjoux in their luxury watches. Watch collectors highly value the movement, regarded as a symbol of prestige and luxury.