PAVEL BURE/BUHRE LARGE SKELETON ANTIQUE WRISTWATCH 1910 LARGE SIZE - ORIGINAL MECHANISM - COLLECTIBLE Start Price USD 0.50 Current Price USD 306.66 Time Left - Bid Count 16 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Location Miami, Florida See more about 'PAVEL BURE/BUHRE LARGE SKELETON ANTIQUE WRISTWATCH 1910' Description          Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.  Click on image to enlarge.     PAVEL BURE/BUHRE LARGE SKELETON ANTIQUE WRISTWATCH 1910   This Pavel Bure is a great collectible. In its chromoplated case with two back lids. Its large skeleton mechanism is original. Powered by a manual winding crown, it has a push set button for adjusting time and 15 jewels. Both cases and mechanism have matching serial numbers. Overall, this watch has been professionally serviced and is now in great condition.     CASE #: 108262, inner lid is sign Pavel Bure MOVEMENT #: 108262 DIAMETER SIZE: 57.20mm(WITHOUT CROWN) LUG TO LUG SIZE: 64.55mm THICKNESS SIZE: 17.40mm     MECHANISM: The original well working Pavel Bure mechanism is powered by a manual winding with a push set button and has 15 jewels. It has been professionally serviced to ensure proper movement of the mechanism. Note: The crown should never be pulled out. To set the time one must push the set button and turn the crown clockwise. When winding the crown, you must stop once you feel resistance. Over winding the watch will cause the spring to jump and may cause gears of the movement to break.   DIAL - Large skeleton. Very detailed and opened to see gears move. HANDS - Black CLASS/CRYSTAL - New plastic domeCROWN - Silver toneBRACELET/STRAP - New high quality leather band LOCK/CLASP/BUCKLE - Stainless steel FUNCTIONS - Time, minute hand at 9.   Recommendations for the owner of antique watches: 1. All Antique watches are mechanical. 2. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture. 3. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. 4. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. 5. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only (i.e. for minutes, NOT hours). 6. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. 7. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. 8. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement. 9. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. 10. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good.       "The history of Buhre watch company began in 1815 in Saint Petersburg. It was established by Carl Buhre. Later his son Paul started to assist the farther with watches and after some time he took the family's business in his hands. In 1874 Paul Buhre acquired a large watch factory in one of Swiss watch industry centers Le Locle. In 1899 Trade House "Paul Buhre " was honored a title "supplier of emperor court". From 1887 to 1917 the office of their majesty bought about 15 000 watches. More than 80 % were with "Paul Buhre" logo. In the beginning of last century Paul Buhre watches were so popular, that in many stories about the Russian life the watches and chronographs, carriage and wall clocks, alarm clocks and gold repeaters "from Buhre" were mentioned as a sign of that epoch. Thanks to many Russian writers this name practically became nominal. For example, famous Anton Chekhov mentioned "watches from Paul Buhre" more than 20 times in his compositions. It is easy to explain, why the products under this brand stand separate from the watches made by other few tens firms: good marketing, orientation to a high status and wide levels of customers. When the watches moved from the category of luxury to necessity, Paul Buhre firm met it on a good position. It hold 50% Russian market of inexpensive watches, at that moment they were mainly pocketwatches as wristwatches just slowly began to enter the life. For rich customers the complicated movements (repeaters, chronographs, calendars) were ordered from Swiss firms and in 1916 Buhre company obtained a Swiss patent for a chronograph of their own development. Paul Buhre watches were honored the highest rewards on national and international exhibitions, including the World exhibitions in Paris (in 1889 -a silver medal, 1900 - a gold one). It is symbolic, that Paul Buhre watches (gold one, used by last Russian tzar for about one-and-a-half decades,shop in Moscow and marine silver one) were found in 1918 in Ekaterinburg among the items of shot Nikolai II. The revolution of 1917 put an end to the firm's business in Russia, but the time did not stop on their watches. There was a wall-clock by Paul Buhre in the office of Vladimir Lenin. in the Kremlin. Iosif Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev governed the time with their pocket Buhres. For many years the movements and parts, arrested at the Buhre's factories in 1917, were used in Soviet Russia for assembling reward watches. In 2004 Trade House for the revival of Paul Buhre's traditions was found in Russia. And it is symbolic, that in 2005, the year of the 190 anniversary of the firm, the first novelties under the revived brand were released successfully. It makes us sure in the revival of one more old Russian tradition to check time with Paul Buhre watches ." wikipedia.org       ABOUT US We have been in watch business for a long time. We specialize in repairing, selling, and reselling old, unique, and rare type of watches. We have decided to bring some of our collection to the biggest Internet auction – eBay. In our eBay auctions you may find very rare and unique, limited edition modern watches, or antique vintage watches, plus LED watches from 1968 to most recent models. We add new listings on daily basis. Because of our expertise in the business we will provide each customer with the best service possible. We can also service your watch, so please feel free to email and ask as many questions as you like. We will be glad to help you. Thank you, and good luck…       Place a Bid!