1701 Pontchartrain Louis XIV Classic Exhibition
Polished 39mm case. Automatic self-winding Swiss movement with date window. Crown with black and silver Detroit Fleur-de-Lys. Roman numerals. Calfskin leather band with buckle.
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Specifications
Caliber: Swiss Eta 2824-2 Automatic & Manual winding, 25 Jewels, Glucidur balance, Shock-absorber-Incabloc, Nivarox 2 Hairspring, Date Calendar, 28800 Vibrations Per Hour, 38 hour power reserve. Finition Elabore, Perlage, blued screws, Cote de Geneve finish on rotor. Adjusted to 4s to 6s/day.
Functions: Display by means of hands, hours, minutes, seconds. date display in window
Case: 39 mm Diameter polished stainless steel, Decorated crystal bezel, 11mm overall height. 48mm lug to lug. Screw down crown
Lug width: 20 mm
Weight: 3.5 oz (98 grams) w/strap
Crystal: Sapphire with Anti-reflective coating
Water Resistant: 5 Atmospheres, 50m/165ft
Dial: White with black graphics and cut crystals hour indexes
Strap: Calf leather with buckle and quick release spring bars
Stainless steel link bracelet: 3mm thickness. Polished finish. Deployant clasp. Solid links with screws for easy adjustment. Quick release spring bars
Leather travel pouch: Made in Michigan custom leather and suede travel pouch with timepiece pocket, extra strap pocket and booklets sleeve
Sent by Paris, France’s King Louis XIV, Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit was established as the first permanent French settlement and new center of fur trade and military power by French officer, Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac in 1701.
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit was built along the Detroit River to protect the French fur trade from the British and was named in honor of Louis XIV’s minister of marine and colonies, Louis Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain.
Le Detroit, French for ‘the strait’ eventually came to identify Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit and the surrounding area and after 1751, was known simply as Fort Detroit.