Minerva Oversized Chronograph Black Dial Valjoux 22Founded in 1858 in Villeret, Switzerland, Minerva is regarded for its key role in the development of the chronograph mechanism. Here is a lovely chronograph from the 1940s, cased in an elegant 37mm steel casing, featuring rounded pushers and painted Arabic numerals with radium on the original black dial. The case remains in beautiful condition with a snap case back and unusual flat bezel. The black dial has the Minerva scroll signature, a tachymeter