P Buhre Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Manual Winding 17 Jewel Manual Winding Watch

This watch was presented to R. Smith of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd for 20 years of service in 1951.
It has been well cared for and is in superb condition.
The dial which is unmarked, is signed for The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company and for P.Buhre. The stainless steel case which has a stepped bezel is polished on the front, brushed on the sides with a screw-down caseback.
The dial is in champagne and looks great, transfered Arabic numerals, and outer minute track. Excellent hands, with red sweep seconds.
The signed P Buhre movement is running well, and keeping time.
A superb example of a high class Gentleman's watch,  33mmx43mm case - A new strap is fitted.
The Revolution of 1917 put an end to “Pavel Buhre” business in Russia. However, the "Buhre" watches themselves were popular with the new regime. In Vladimir Lenin’s office in the Kremlin there hung the round wall "Buhre". For many years, the pocket "Pavel Buhre" was owned by Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev. It should be noted that the firm “Pavel Buhre” did not cease its existence in 1917. The fact that the main production facilities were in Switzerland saved the company. Normal work was resumed with the transfer of the headquarters from Petrograd to the Swiss Le Lockle.
 Although the first years were very difficult, since the main market - Russia was lost. However, the company could not only survive but also significantly increase the geography of supply and become one of the leading watch companies in Switzerland. To be recognizable by consumers all over the world, the logo was changed from Cyrillic to Roman “Paul Buhre”. The watches were awarded more than 500 prizes for accuracy and successfully sold all over the world. For many years in the middle of the last century, they were supplied to the English court.