Contrary to some other posts, I believe this watch is not an Eberhard, but it’s also not exactly a “fake”.
Rather, there were two different companies with the same name:
Eberhard & Co., a respected Swiss brand that’s for historical reasons is popular in Italy (and was later bought by an Italian businessman)
Eberhard, which was a jewelry retailer in Milan, Italy
Eberhard, Milan sold jewelry and also watches from well-known makers such as Patek Phillipe and Jaeger LeCoultre. Later they began selling “private label” Swiss-made watches under their own brand, labeled “Eberhard Milan” and “Chronometre Eberhard”.
At one point this led to confusion in the market and maybe even a lawsuit between the two companies.
Your watch appears to be a Eberhard Milan private labelled watch, probably from the 1920s or 1930s.
Bravo!! This is perhaps the best ID post I’ve seen in this sub. I’m so glad you came along to give a good answer instead of having OP left thinking it was a fake watch.
Contrary to some other posts, I believe this watch is not an Eberhard, but it’s also not exactly a “fake”.
Rather, there were two different companies with the same name:
Eberhard, Milan sold jewelry and also watches from well-known makers such as Patek Phillipe and Jaeger LeCoultre. Later they began selling “private label” Swiss-made watches under their own brand, labeled “Eberhard Milan” and “Chronometre Eberhard”.
At one point this led to confusion in the market and maybe even a lawsuit between the two companies.
Your watch appears to be a Eberhard Milan private labelled watch, probably from the 1920s or 1930s.
This is correct. So the value will depend on whether the movement is of good quality.
Bravo!! This is perhaps the best ID post I’ve seen in this sub. I’m so glad you came along to give a good answer instead of having OP left thinking it was a fake watch.
That would make sense since my granpa was Italian and was born around 1905, and it was his watch. Thanks a lot for your comprehensive answer!