1913 - Imperial Russian Pavel Bure (Pavel Buhre) 14k Golld watch

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1913 - Imperial Russian Pavel Bure (Pavel Buhre) 14k Golld watch:
$7999.00

I am pleased to offer for sale 14k Gold watch from private collection. This watch is dated 1913, you can verify it by serial number.Watch fully functional and in very good shape. The history of watches is described below. Thanks for looking and happy offerding.

Paul Buhré Watches

Paul Buhre watch company was founded in 1875in St. Petersburg by Carl Bure, whose son Paul became his worthy successor.
In 1874, in the city of Le Locle (Switzerland), Paul purchased a large watch factory. In 1899, after Bure\'s death, Paul Buhre watch company was awarded the title of \"The Official Supplier of the Imperial Court.\"
And, as Buhre had no heir, after his death the company was sold to a Swiss man, Jean-Georges Pfund and a Frenchman Paul Girard.
Paul Buhre watches always amazed and impressed the customers by their original design and high quality. However, even the experts of antique watches find it difficult to explain why Bure watches are so popular. Many watch companies, such as Winter and Omega, could not compete with Paul Buhre brand.
Paul Buhre released the watches for public at large, because the lowest price of its watch was only two rubles. The brand also produced expensive watches, made of silver or gold. It\'s worth mentioning, that Paul Buhre purchased the complicated movements, such as chronographs and repeaters, at the most famous Swiss watch companies. In 1916, Paul Buhre company received the Swiss patent ¹ 74 144 for the in-house chronograph.
At numerous international exhibitions the company was awarded the highest prizes.

In 1917, the Revolution put an end to the watchmaking business in Russia. It is worth saying, that there was a wall clock by Paul Buhre in the Kremlin, in Lenin\'s office.
Only in 2004, he company was reborn and “Pavel Karlovich Bure\'s Trading House” was created. And in 2005, new watch collections, produced by ancient tradition, were released.
It should be mentioned, that Pavel Bure, the famous Russian hockey player, who is a descendant of the watchmaker Bure, has decided to revive the watchmaking business of his great predecessor.
Paul Buhre watches are made in theclassical style. Each model is original: «M01010», «M0051», «M01015», «M0064», «M0066», «M00640», etc. Almost every watch is equipped with the Swiss ETA movement, the cases are round, made of stainless steel, the glasses are sapphire crystals, the straps are produced from crocodile leather. There are some models with the 46-hour power reserve. The golden watches are made of 18K rose or white gold.
M0063 wrist watch is a model of a great interest. The dial is turned in such a way, that it is rather handy to read the time in any situation, even while driving a car. Also the crown has changed its location – it is placed at \"12:00\".
The company released a collection known as “Chasovnik”. On the watch dial there are the zodiacal symbols.
The watch admirers can enjoy Paul Buhre collections in the museums of Russia and other countries.

PAUL BUHRE

Russian clock factory, one of the oldest in Europe

Pavel Buhre was one of the first watch companies in Europe. The company was founded by Karl Buhre, a Russian businessman of German descent. At first the Buhre watch company was located exclusively in St. Petersburg. In 1874, 34-year-old Pavel Buhre, Sr., son of Charles Buhre, decided to purchase a watch factory in Swiss Le Locle.

By order of the imperial court the Buhre factory produced gift watches, which the emperor presented to officials for distinguished public service, foreign diplomats and prominent figures of culture. Buhre watches were also given as bonuses to officers and non-commissioned officers in the Russian army.

LEADING EUROPEAN WATCH MAKERS
OF THE LATE XIX AND EARLY XX CENTURIES

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In 1899 Pavel Buhre was awarded the title of Official Supplier of the Imperial Court and granted the right to use the state coat of arms in its logo. The fact that the title of Official Supplier was bestowed to the company owner personally, not as a legal entity, is the reason the signature of Pavel Buhre is in the logo. Contenders for the title of Official Supplier of the Imperial Court were required to participate in all provincial exhibitions established by the Ministry of Finance for eight years, and to remain free of customer complaints therein.

PAVEL BUHRE’S SHARE OF GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pavel Buhre watches were awarded top prizes at many national and international exhibitions, including silver and gold medals at World’s Fairs in Paris in 1889 and 1900, respectively. A silver medal in 1889, and a gold medal in 1900.
In 1916, Pavel Buhre company received the Swiss patent number 74144 for the in-house chronograph.

The Buhre produced upmarket products as well as watches for the public at large. Prices for a Pavel Buhre watch started at only two rubles and went as high as several thousand. This Russian company became one of the world’s leading producers of affordable watches for broadest social demographics.

XX1st half
of the XX
century

20%of the Russian
watch market

At the beginning of the XX century Pavel Buhre held up to 20% of the Russian watch market.