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·Wanted to share my latest acquisition but also see if there is any more owners or information about the brand here on the forum?
The history of Kronometer Stockholm is a bit scant on the web but here is something that sums it up pretty good:
Established in 1933, Kronometer Stockholm was a prominent Swedish retailer and distributor for Breitling in Sweden. The company specialized in the import and sale of watches for both professional and civilian use, until it ceased operations in the seventies. Many of the Breitling watches featured both the Breitling and Kronometer Stockholm logos on their dials, while others displayed the Kronometer Stockholm logo exclusively."
The company “Kronometer Stockholm” was founded in 1933 and where in business until 1976. In the beginning of Kronometer Stockholms history they mostly handled the transactions for workwatches, stopwatches, labwatches, different watches for ships, pocket watches and chronograph-based watches for measuring time. But times changed and so did the companies focus hence they switched to wristwatches which in late 1950s and 60s where there main business. Kronometer Stockholm chose to put even more focus on chronographs to the private market and opened their own shop on Roslagsgatan 9 in Stockholm during the 1960s. They mostly sold expensive pieces through their contract with Breitling. Many of the Breitling watches featured both the Breitling and Kronometer Stockholm logos on their dials, while others displayed the Kronometer Stockholm logo exclusively.
Kronometer Stockholm soon felt the hard sting of competition when other retailers and importers grew stronger.
The companies investment in the private market showed to be too difficult and Kronometer Stockholm sold Breitling chronographs watches to the government-run company Televerket.
Resulting in the creation of a timepiece that is distinguished by the Kronometer Stockholm logo on the dial and the engraved text "Tillhör Televerket" (Belongs to Televerket) on the case back.
Televerket is in fact maybe not so cool as one wish with those badass issued chronographs, it was just the
telecommunications company Swedish government established.
But anyways the Kronometer Stockholm chronographs are still high quality and collectable watches most made by Breitling but the information is a bit to thin to determine if all were or if they actually made pieces them selves or bought them from other bigger brands.
Here is my 1940 three register Kronometer Stockholm in a 35.5mm steel case:
The history of Kronometer Stockholm is a bit scant on the web but here is something that sums it up pretty good:
Established in 1933, Kronometer Stockholm was a prominent Swedish retailer and distributor for Breitling in Sweden. The company specialized in the import and sale of watches for both professional and civilian use, until it ceased operations in the seventies. Many of the Breitling watches featured both the Breitling and Kronometer Stockholm logos on their dials, while others displayed the Kronometer Stockholm logo exclusively."
The company “Kronometer Stockholm” was founded in 1933 and where in business until 1976. In the beginning of Kronometer Stockholms history they mostly handled the transactions for workwatches, stopwatches, labwatches, different watches for ships, pocket watches and chronograph-based watches for measuring time. But times changed and so did the companies focus hence they switched to wristwatches which in late 1950s and 60s where there main business. Kronometer Stockholm chose to put even more focus on chronographs to the private market and opened their own shop on Roslagsgatan 9 in Stockholm during the 1960s. They mostly sold expensive pieces through their contract with Breitling. Many of the Breitling watches featured both the Breitling and Kronometer Stockholm logos on their dials, while others displayed the Kronometer Stockholm logo exclusively.
Kronometer Stockholm soon felt the hard sting of competition when other retailers and importers grew stronger.
The companies investment in the private market showed to be too difficult and Kronometer Stockholm sold Breitling chronographs watches to the government-run company Televerket.
Resulting in the creation of a timepiece that is distinguished by the Kronometer Stockholm logo on the dial and the engraved text "Tillhör Televerket" (Belongs to Televerket) on the case back.
Televerket is in fact maybe not so cool as one wish with those badass issued chronographs, it was just the
telecommunications company Swedish government established.
But anyways the Kronometer Stockholm chronographs are still high quality and collectable watches most made by Breitling but the information is a bit to thin to determine if all were or if they actually made pieces them selves or bought them from other bigger brands.
Here is my 1940 three register Kronometer Stockholm in a 35.5mm steel case:
