LIMES Pharo Vollkalender Chronograph

Pforzheim. When people think of watchmaking, they think Switzerland. Switzerland neighbor Germany has also had a long history in watchmaking. The small town of Pforzheim,  a town of about 119,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Pforzheim history in watchmaking goes back to 1767.  

One of the watch companies located in Pforzheim is LIMES. Karl Ickler founded LIMES in 1924. During the war production ceased, but Karl’s two sons began rebuilding the company in 1947. Today, LIMES remains a family business, with the company being managed by the third-generation Thomas Ickler. LIMES watches feature Swiss Movements in cases built in Germany.

LIMES Pharo Vollkalender Chronograph. One of LIMES watches is the Pharo Vollkalender Chronograph. This watch is a classic looking design with a stainless steel 40.5 mm case. Inside is a Valjoux 7751 movement which features a chronograph function with a month and day display, date pointed hand and moonphase indicator. The Valjoux 7751 beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour, giving the seconds a nice smooth movement.

The LIMES Pharo Vollkalender Chronograph complicated dial gives it the look of a annual calendar complication watch, but the watch is really just a basic chronograph. Still the dial calls for some attention. At the 12 o'clock you have a sub-dial with a 30 minute counter used on conjunction with the chronograph function. Inside the sub-dial are two windows which display the day and the month. The date is displayed by a red tipped hand which points to date markers at the edge of the dial.

A dial at the 6 o'clock has a 12-hour counter used on conjunction with the chronograph function. Inside the dial is a moonphase display. Finally, at the 9 o'clock is a sub-dial with two hands. One displays running seconds and the others is the 24-hour indicator. The dial is protected by 

The watch is available with a silver or black dial on a black or brown leather strap.

This watch is priced at Eur 2595, or about US$3,200.