The watchmaking school of La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Technicum Neuchâtelois, required students to complete their university curriculum by creating a fully functional watch, the result of several years of training. This final project, the culmination of their studies, demanded dozens of hours of meticulous workshop work. In the 1960s, Michel Fivaz produced, as part of this program, a triple-date chronograph with moon phase, powered by a Valjoux 88 caliber. Its 36 mm steel case, silver dial signed “Technicum La Chaux-de-Fonds,” applied indexes, and the layout of the registers are reminiscent of the Rolex Dato-Compax “Killy,” with the added moon phase complication. Unique and entirely hand-finished, this piece is akin to the work of today’s independent watchmakers, with the added charm of being a one-of-a-kind creation.

Dimensions: 36mm

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