“Clebar” is apparently slang in French for wet dog. I suppose that’s better than a cat, but it’s still not overly flattering. Either way, Clebar is also the name of this particular watch I am showing today. "Clebar" was a trademark of the “Leonidas Watch Factory” at the beginning of the 1960s. The brand name was used for the first time in 1925 but was registered as a trademark in 1948. The main line of products included stopwatches and chronographs. The place of manufacture of Clebar watches was mainly Le Locle. Clebar watches were marketed by Edward Trauner Inc., which also sold the Zodiac brand products. As part of the Zodiac clan, Clebar made great chronographs. Clebar also had a reputable history as a rally and stop watch producer. They really hit their stride in the 60's with several iterations of chronographs. With the merger of Leonidas with Ed. Heuer (1964) on the Heuer-Leonidas S.A. the 'Clebar' brand eventually disappeared. This particular watch appears to be from the mid to late 60's and features a simple manual winding 17 jewels Waterproof Swiss Movement. Comments are closed.
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Old Time WatchesI enjoy collecting mechanical (manual wind and automatic) and early electric and quartz timepieces. I take great pleasure in researching and writing about the companies and people that created these beautiful watches. PF
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