Manufacturer
Eberhard & Co.
Also recorded as: Eberhard & Co · Eberhard · Eberhard & Cie
Independent La Chaux-de-Fonds chronograph maker, strong in the Italian market, known for the Extra-Fort and the Chrono 4.
Eberhard & Co. was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1887 by Georges Eberhard, aged 22 (the company names him Georges-Lucien, other accounts Georges-Émile). By 1907 the firm occupied a large building on the town's main avenue. The founder's sons Georges and Maurice took over in 1919, and Eberhard's first wristwatch chronograph dates from that year according to the company.
Eberhard specialised in chronographs: two-pusher chronographs in the 1930s, split-seconds chronographs from 1939 and the Extra-Fort line from 1940, with its distinctive sliding pusher on some versions. Italy was a major market and Eberhard supplied chronographs to the Italian air force and navy. The Scafograf diver's watch appeared in 1959. The Chrono 4 of 2001, with four chronograph counters in a row, was a notable modern design. The firm has remained independent.
- Country
- Switzerland
- City / centre
- La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Founded
- 1887
- Status
- Active
- Key people
- Georges Eberhard (founder); Georges and Maurice Eberhard (sons)
Innovations & specialities
- Two-pusher and split-seconds chronographs (1930s)
- Extra-Fort chronograph (1940)
- Scafograf diver's watch (1959)
- Chrono 4 with four aligned counters (2001)
Works by Eberhard & Co. in the catalogue
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Wristwatches · c. 1920
Eberhard & Co. wristwatch, Single Button Chronograph Enamel Dial, circa 1920
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · c. 1930s
Eberhard & Co. wristwatch, Single-Button Chronograph Enamel Dial, circa 1930's
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · 1940s
Eberhard & Co Monopusher Pre Extra Fort Chronograph 18k Yellow Gold, 1940s
Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen
Wristwatches · 1940
Eberhard & Co. wristwatch, 1940
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · early 1950s
Eberhard & Co. Flyback Chronograph Extra-Fort in 18k Rose Gold Ref. 14003, early 1950s
Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen
Wristwatches · 1950s
Eberhard Extra-Fort Chronograph (Ref. 14801) 18K YG, 1950s
Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles
Wristwatches · 1960s
Eberhard & Co Scafograf 300, 1960s
Watches of Knightsbridge (dealer), London
Wristwatches · late 1960s
Eberhard and Co. Contograf ref. 131501, Sunburst Silver Non-Luminous Dial
Oliver & Clarke (dealer), United Kingdom
Wristwatches · early 1960s
Eberhard Scafograf 200 Black Gilt Dial
Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen
Wristwatches · 1970s
Eberhard Scafograf Diver, 1970s
Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles
Wristwatches · c. 2000s
Eberhard & Co. wristwatch, ref. 31043, Chrono 4 Bellissimo, circa 2000s
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · c. 2020
Eberhard & Co. wristwatch, ref. 21120.21, Traversetolo Vitré, circa 2020
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Linked through the Atlas maker authority list, which reconciles the spellings used by different institutions. Attributions are as stated by each holding institution or auction house.
Read and see more
Magazine features
- The Wrist Chronograph, 1913–1975: Monopushers, Compax and the Race to the Automatic
How a stopwatch was moved to the wrist, given a second pusher, calendars and slide rules, and finally an automatic winding rotor in 1969 — told through nineteen chronographs in the catalogue, from an Omega sold in 1913 to a Lemania made for the British forces.
Where to see related work
- Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
Dresden, Germany
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