Anyone an expert on stopwatches?

[kl884347]

My wife purchased a vintage stopwatch and we're trying to figure out what it is.

On the face it says Henri Robert Faul (or Faub or Taub) St. Honore. The dial looks like it is porcelain or enamel. The movement doesn't say anything (not a great sign) except Brevete SGDG (I think that just means patent???)

Any info greatly appreciated!

[kl884347]

[ShoreFire77]

There's a fantastic knowledge base on this forum and I'm sure if no one can help you directly, there's sure to be someone who can point you in the right direction!

With that being said, any pictures you have that could expand on the description would help in your search. Good luck!

[ShoreFire77]

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You beat me to it!

[yinzburgher]

My wife purchased a vintage stopwatch and we're trying to figure out what it is.

On the face it says Henri Robert Faul (or Faub or Taub) St. Honore. The dial looks like it is porcelain or enamel. The movement doesn't say anything (not a great sign) except Brevete SGDG (I think that just means patent???)

Any info greatly appreciated!

This French guy maybe? There was also Danish guy named Henri Robert Ekegren. Got any pics of the watch?

Henri Robert, famous Paris based clock, chronometer and watchmaker, associated with the Breguet firm, 'Horolger de la Marine', author of many books and articles, etc.

https://www.antiquewatchstore.com/archi ... -2832.html
https://www.antiquewatchstore.com/archi ... o-459.html
http://www.goodoldwatch.com/it118-verge ... y-xix.html

Made here?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_du_Fa ... onor%C3%A9

[yinzburgher]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevet%C3%A9_SGDG

[kl884347]

Very interesting guys!
More pics incoming from the original listing

[kl884347]

Found an interesting link thanks to the info and links from you guys. An interesting German newspaper article linking Henri Robert with the address on Rue du Faubourg St. Honore.

https://books.google.com/books?id=pzhRA ... is&f=false

[yinzburgher]

He shows up in this one quite a bit. French this time. If you click on the little scissor icon you can select text to translate. Pretty cool. Just copying the first page here. If you find out anything else even remotely interesting about the watch or Monsieur Hank Bob the watchmaker, please share. I like this stuff.

https://books.google.com/books?id=ljMFA ... ris&f=true

BULLETIN OF THE SOCIÉTÉ D EKOMMEfflT FOR THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY WATCHMAKING made by Mr. Haton de la Goupillière in the name of the omitted mechanical arts on the mysterious clocks presented by Mr. Henri Robert rue Faubourg Saint Honoré 86 in Paris Gentlemen you referred to the examination of your committee of the mechanical arts the interesting devices that were submitted to you by Mr. Henri Robert of the Navy He calls them mysterious clocks and they justify this denomination indeed We see in fact a perfectly transparent dial suspended freely on two sons and second place two needles marking the hours and minutes The rest apparent mechanism We must also report this singularity that can be printed on the dial a swing on the son who support or even communicate with the finger a more or faster rotation to the hands This state of things so different from the precautions one must surround an ordinary pendulum n It will in no way prevent the post-extinction of these abnormal movements from finding the position to which they would have progressively arrived if the clock had been left to itself. The essential principle on which this apparatus is based is not absolutely, but only the most complete party. M Henri Robert more than half a century ago it was known to build a mysterious clock a single hand marking the hours with the properties that come to be listed This single needle mounted on a horizontal pivot bore at its opposite end to the indicator tip a similar bulge to Volume IV 76 year 3 series May 1877 28