Lot #3207A – Rare Men’s Mahara MHR Date Watch

Estimate: $500.00 – $800.00

Rare men’s stainless steel MHR wristwatch with date.  Beige MHR Geneve dial with Arabic hour markers and “Mercedes” style hands.  Swiss made, self winding automatic movement.  Quick set date change.  Stainless steel MHR screw down crown.  Case back engraved MHR Mahara Geneve Swiss Made Modele Depose.  Comes on a MHR leather strap with a stainless steel MHR deployant buckle.  Accompanied by a MHR watch box and MHR hang tag.  Approximate diameter is 33mm.

The case back has a couple of tool marks.  The watch has superficial scratches due to storage and age.  Overall condition is very good.  Running at the time of inspection, however not checked for accuracy.  An overhaul is always recommended for used watches.

Dominique-Marie Pibouleau founded MHR Mahara in 1987.  Pibouleau created MHR dials based on pre-World War II aircrafts with the over sized 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour markers.  In addition to the larger numbers, MHR offered various dials colors that became extremely popular especially in Italy, Japan, and the United States.  Some favorite models of the collectors were the MHR Sparviero, MHR Britannia, and MHR Red Devil.  In 2000, Franck Muller Watchland acquired MHR (Mahara Montres Geneva).