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Record Geneve Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph Valjoux 88 in 18 k yellow gold, 1950s
- Maker / attribution
- Record Genève (maker)
- Date
- 1950s
- Historical period
- Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- yellow gold
- Dimensions
- Case 38 mm
- Stock no.
- W-3337
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Bulang & Sons (W-3337)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Record Geneve Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph Valjoux 88 in 18 k yellow gold (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen (stock number W-3337), this is a wristwatch by Record Genève, made in Switzerland, dated 1950s. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: yellow gold. Recorded dimensions: Case 38 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Bulang & Sons
This Record chronograph / triple date is an absolute stunner. Housed in a sharp 38mm 18kt yellow gold case, it remains in beautifully untouched condition—complete with elegant square pushers and a flat bezel that adds a crisp, refined edge. But the real magic lies in the dial: a triple calendar chronograph that offers day, date, and month functions, with the day and month displayed in charming English abbreviations. The outer date track is printed in a vivid blue, perfectly matched by the deep blue moon phase peeking through the 12-hour chronograph register at 6 o’clock—a detail that adds both sophistication and a pop of color. What truly sets this piece apart? The Breguet-style numerals—gracefully styled even numbers that give the dial a romantic, vintage charm few watches can match. Rare, refined, and packed with personality—this is a piece that oozes style and substance. Just look at the richness and flair of this fella! The hand-wound Valjoux movement has been fully checked and regulated by our watchmaker and is fitted with a Bulang and Sons leather strap. Specifications: - Record Genève Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph - 18kt gold snap-back case with square pushers in 38mm - Silver dial with blue accents, no lume - Chronograph, moonphase, and triple date complications - Breguet-style applied numerals - Dating to the 1950s - Valjoux 88 movement - Fully checked by our watchmaker
Historical context
Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.
The classic era of the mechanical wristwatch: dive watches, chronographs for motor racing and space flight, GMT watches for jet travel, slim dress watches, automatic calendars, and the rise of Japanese manufacturers alongside Swiss, American, German and Soviet industries.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking
Atlas type guide
Chronographs and split-seconds watches
A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.
Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.
What to look for
- Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
- Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
- Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
- Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).
Dating clues
- Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
- Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
- Automatic chronographs: from 1969.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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